"A man places a coin in the hat of an old one-eyed beggar who leans on a crutch."--British museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 14' in upper right corner., Plate from a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Two lines of text below image: He whose misfortunes can draw two-pence from the purse of a miser, is certainly an object of compassion, & the most capable of giving that passion its full force., and Watermark: Russell & Co 1799.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Jan. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 31 Box D180
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man places a coin in the hat of an old, one-eyed beggar who leans on a crutch
Description:
Title inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand., Signed by the artist in black ink., Date from Rowlandson's etching based this drawing., Drawing numbered in black ink in the upper corner: 14., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Beggars, Misers, Charity, Poor persons, Hats, and Crutches
Title etched below image., Date and place of publication from item., Four lines of verse below image., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification)., Fate and fatalism, Misers, Violins, Rich people, Money, Hourglasses, and Skeletons
A thin miser stands before his desk laden ledgers (one with a label 'Avoir'), piles of papers, and bags of money and on top, at tray with carafe (of water?) and a partial loaf of bread with a knife; a ring of keys hang from the lock of the desk drawer. The large waste paper basket below the desk is filled with sheets of paper, one of which is titled "Bureau de Carite" and a letter "A Monsieur ... rue Pari[s] ...". He stands shivering, his nose and cheeks red with cold, as he ties one end of a string from a ball on the desk to a tie on his shirt which is thrown on the arm of the desk chair along with his coat. At the left on the wall above the mantel is a picture "Les Israélites adorant le veau d'or" which is signed lower left G. De Cari and lower right Maleuvre. The mantel holds a clock, two fine china cups with saucers and two candlesticks, one candle burnt low, the other unused. A thin cat looks up at him meowing. Through the window on the right is a view of the neighboring buildings
Alternative Title:
Rien qu'un
Description:
Title from caption below image., Series title and numbering from impression in the British Museum online catalogue., Dimensions from impression in the British Museum online catalogue., Lettered on the painting over the fireplace 'G de Ca' and 'Maleuvre'., This plate was entered in the 'Bibliographie de France' for 8 August 1818. Cari's original drawing, which shows numerous differences, is in the BM (1989,0128.59)., and Sheet trimmed to design with loss of series title and numbering: 19 x 23.5 cm.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet libraire Rue de Coq no.15
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Desks, Ethnic stereotypes, Avarice, and Misers
