Allegorical caricature: Two couples approach a Cupid-like statue of a man with wings that has come alive; he wears a wig and carries a bow and a torch (extinguishing as he holds in downwards); he stands on a plinth hung with bags of money, an open che...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Chez Noel Fréres rue des Prétres, St. Germain l'Auxerois, no. 22. Rue St. Jacques no. 16
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...
Alternative Title:
Rien qu'un
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet libraire Rue de Coq no.15
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Desks, Ethnic stereotypes, Avarice, and Misers
