Miser Collection

JOHN ELWES (formerly Meggott) miser, son of two misers, who nevertheless left 800 000 (equivalent of 80 million ?) to his nephew and his natural sos"

Les Cloches de Corneville, French comic opera in English, Theatre Royal, Plymouth Date: early 20th century

Successful Money Lender
A successful money lender caresses his bulging money bags. Coins lie scattered across the table. A freshly drawn up loan contract is at his elbow

Alphabet / M for Miser
M - was a miser, who hoarded up gold

Allegoric Capricho, 1852, by Eugenio Lucas Velazquez
Eugenio Lucas Velazquez (1817-1870). Spanish painter. Allegoric Capricho, 1852. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

A postman wishes a Merry Christmas to a Miserly Old Man! Date: circa 1910s

John Elwes (ne Meggot or Meggott) (1714 - 1789), English politician (MP for Berkshire), eccentric and miser. Date: 18th century

Death bursts into the strong room of a Miser sitting among his chests and bags of gold.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

MISER AND DEATH
Miser horrified as Death deprives him of his precious worldly wealth Date: 1538

English gentleman flirting with the Fair Limonadiere
Young English gentleman flirting with the Fair Limonadiere in the Cafe de Mille Colonnes, Palais Royal, Paris. Waiters bringing hot chocolate to fashionable ladies, soldiers and officers

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser with bags of gold coins on a table. Death and the Miser. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor as he tends to a sick woman. Death and the Physician. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Lady and old gentleman in a parlor, 19th century. She says, But how can you live on 6, 000 francs? She thinks, Its enough, you old miser

Gentleman meeting an old man in a parlour. Good to see you recovered, dear uncle. (It puts back the inheritance, but its fine)

Skeleton of Death stealing gold from a Miser
Skeleton of Death stealing gold coins and treasure from a Miser in his vault with barred windows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein

Claude Louis Monrose Sr. as Mascarille in L Etourdi, 1823
Claude Louis Monrose Sr. as Mascarille in L Etourdi or The Miser by Moliere, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

PAYING THE BILL C1836
Two diners look horrified at the sight of their meal bill. Date: circa 1836

MISERY & A MISER MISERY & A MISER
Two attics: misery in one, a miser in the other Date: 1855

MISER EXAMINES LOOT
An old miser checks his hoard by candlelight Date: 19th century

A Miser and his Mate
LAVARICE A miser and his mate Date: 1824

MISER GUARDS HIS MONEY
A miser guards his money

FRANCE / REVOLUTION / SATIRE
A satire on the privileged classes. Date: 1789

TERRIFIED MISER 1793
The Miser Terrified Date: 1793

Reducing the Gas Bill
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a Scottish man blowing into his gas supply in an attempt to reduce bills watched by his son in a tartan kilt

L avare - Harpagon
L Avare - The miser Harpagaon from this comedy by Moliere

Scene from Molieres play, L Avare, first performed in 1668. 17th century

The Folly of Riches - Luke 12. circa 1688

Occupations 1882 - The Miser. 1882

Caricature, William Booth, founder of Salvation Army
Caricature, General William Booth (1829-1912), founder of the Salvation Army. Let us know what you are going to do with all this money! 1882

Caricature of the actor Shiel Barry in the role of Gaspard, a miserly old farmer, in the operetta The Chimes of Normandy. circa 1878

Thomas Cooke, the miser of Islington, and his wife who he married for her wealth : together they lived a life of ridiculous parsimony, suspicious of everyone Date: 1726 - 1811

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Thomas Guy / Counting Coin
A miser, looking round suspiciously, carefully counts his money. (A portrait of Thomas Guy.) Date: Early 18th Century

Catherine Hutton, Writer
CATHERINE HUTTON Author of The miser married and other novels : she also left valuable correspondence with many leading writers of her day. She never married. Date: 1756 - 1846

Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in Chicago
The Chicago Exhibition McPherson - " Four Dollars for a bed! The extravangance. I canna sleep for thinking o t." Date: 1893

Elderly lady not overly generous with her tipping
" Have you got change for a threepenny-piece, Adolphus? I want to give the porter a gratuity." The porter appears to already be expecting the impending disappointment! Date: 1894

William Carleton, Writer
WILLIAM CARLETON Irish author of such works as Fardorougha the Miser. with his autograph Date: 1794 - 1869

The Landlord from The Gin-Shop by Cruikshank
This is the Landlord who coins his bright gold, Out of the ruin of youthful and old, Who drink the strong liquors he sells night and day, At the bar of the Gin-shop, so glittering and gay

Biscegliese / Sand / 1680
L AVARE The miser Harpagon asks whether one eats to live or lives to eat ? Date: 1668

The all Scotch Spirit
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a miserly Scottish driver filling up his cigarette lighter with petrol from the pump at a filling station

Miser who Lost Fortune
THE MISER WHO LOST HIS FORTUNE: A miser finds that the gold he had buried in a hole in the ground has been taken

A Miser and his Mate
L AVARICE A miser and his mate

Miser Snuffed Out
The miser is snuffed by a demon - illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes edition of The Ship of Fools

Miser in a Boat
A German miser sails down a river in a boat filled with gold coins, little suspecting that a demon is crouched behind him as he drifts unwittingly to damnation

Miser Counts his Money
A miser counting his money

Carrion Crow on an Oak
A carrion crow sat on an oak, derry, derry, derry, decco; a carrion crow sat on an oak, watching a tailor shape a coat

Fearful Miser Guards
A fearful miser guards his money

Miser & Cripple
A miser keeps his gold away from a begging cripple

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