Individual or organization that owns part of a corporation through shares of its stock

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A Dutch physician involved in share dealing in the Dutch speculation explosion of 1720. Engraving, 1720.

An ill man throwing a tantrum and a hot-water bottle after hearing his rubber shares have gone down. Process print after S. Wood, 1912.

Vignettes of Peel's first ministry surrounded by eight figures representing certain professions. Coloured lithograph, 1835.

A dwarf reading. Engraving, 1720.

An autopsy on an investor in the Dutch speculation boom of 1720 reveals that he had died of an excess of air, representing lack of value in the shares. Etching, 1720.

Six men appear puzzled and have their hands raised to their faces. Woodcut and letterpress.

Thomas Hudson, an unfortunate man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

The performance of a play representing the Dutch share price boom of 1720: Bombario blows bubbles before Princess Quinquenpoix. Etching, 1720.

Death as an allegory of the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721. Etching, 1720.

The English coffee house in Amsterdam, with people trading shares; with vignettes showing the rise and fall of the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.

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Stockholders

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Six men appear puzzled and have their hands raised to their faces. Woodcut and letterpress.

An ill man throwing a tantrum and a hot-water bottle after hearing his rubber shares have gone down. Process print after S. Wood, 1912.

The performance of a play representing the Dutch share price boom of 1720: Bombario blows bubbles before Princess Quinquenpoix. Etching, 1720.

Death as an allegory of the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721. Etching, 1720.

The English coffee house in Amsterdam, with people trading shares; with vignettes showing the rise and fall of the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.

Stockholders

Images from the collections

Images referencing Stockholders

Works from the collections

Six men appear puzzled and have their hands raised to their faces. Woodcut and letterpress.

An ill man throwing a tantrum and a hot-water bottle after hearing his rubber shares have gone down. Process print after S. Wood, 1912.

The performance of a play representing the Dutch share price boom of 1720: Bombario blows bubbles before Princess Quinquenpoix. Etching, 1720.

Death as an allegory of the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721. Etching, 1720.

The English coffee house in Amsterdam, with people trading shares; with vignettes showing the rise and fall of the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.

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