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Misers

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  • The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.
  • A miser and usurer holding a money-bag is accosted by a poor man on crutches.  Woodcut by J. Amman, c. 1568.
  • A doctor meets an old Scottish convalescent who bemoans the cost of health care. Wood engraving, 1914.
  • A miser looks at his hoard of gold through his spectacles, with six lines of poetry by J. Gay. Stipple engraving by Balston.
  • A man and a woman are counting their money with Death watching, armed with hourglass and scythe. Mezzotint by I. Meheux.
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    The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.

    Girolamo, da Treviso, 1497-1544. | Date: 1838 | Reference: 24385i
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    A money lender sits at her kitchen table studying her money. Line engraving by D. Sornique after F.A. Kraus.

    Kraus, Franz Anton, 1705-1752. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 16105i
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    An old man is sitting at a table counting his money as a young couple look at one another over his head. Wood engraving by M. Klinkicht after L. Löfftz.

    Löfftz, Ludwig von, 1845-1910. | Date: [1880] | Reference: 32343i
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    An old man leans over a table counting the money in his hand as a girl peeps through the door. Etching by T. Sibson.

    Sibson, Thomas, 1817-1844. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 32317i
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    An old miser unlocks his treasure chest and clutches a bag of money. Stipple engraving, 1787.

    | Date: Sepr.1 1787 | Reference: 32330i
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