2-985-832 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Richesse et misère ou rien qu'un, 1818. (Wealth and Misery or Nothing but One). A thin man stands holding a thread; is he repairing his shirt which hangs on the chair? A framed print of the worship of the Golden Calf hangs above the mantelpiece. On the desk is a pile of money bags, ledgers and papers, and a plate with a loaf of bread and a bottle of water. The man is rich, but he and his cat don't seem to have much food. From the Musée Grotesque series.