Financier and co-founder of the South Sea Company (1675–1744)
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Robert Knight, Cashier of the South Sea Company, stands in a boat surrounded by horses, people and small devils. Engraving.
Date: [1721?]Reference: 31509i- Pictures
Wind as an analogy for speculative short-selling in the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721, and a warning to John Law about the indulgences of Shrove Tuesday. Etching, 1721.
Date: [1721]Reference: 816084i