Caption

The miser's feast, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, London : by W. Holland, en sanguine engraving 1786, a miser seated at a table eating a meager meal; Death stands off to the right as an emaciated and naked manservant holding in his right hand a tray with a bone on it and behind him, in his left hand, the dart of death; Famine, a withered hag, naked to the waist which funnels to a point, wearing a large hat and fashionable skirt, stands at the open door through which enter a fashionably dressed prostitute and another woman carrying stolen articles to leave with the miser. Padlocked chests and cupboards, moneybags, and plastered-over windows (for tax savings purposes) attest to the avarice and miserliness of the occupant.

Date

1786

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A00_280

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,1Mb (4,5Mb) / 16,7in x 13,8in / 5000 x 4133 (300dpi)

Keywords

miser's feast Gillray James 1756 1815 artist London W. Holland sanguine engraving 1786 miser seated table eating meager meal Death stands right emaciated naked manservant holding hand tray bone left dart Famine withered hag waist funnels point wearing large hat fashionable skirt open door enter fashionably dressed prostitute woman carrying stolen articles leave miser. Padlocked chests cupboards moneybags plastered-over windows tax savings purposes attest avarice miserliness occupant vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art