A rich miser eating humble food. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

  • Piattoli, Giuseppe, active 1785-1807.
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A rich miser eating humble food. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 29.1 x 20.9 cm

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Pazzo è colui che vive povero, per morir ricco .. Lettering continues: Degno è sempre colui che ha il genio avaro,/ Di terminar la vita ai pazzerelli;/ poichè per l'ingordigia del danaro,/ Mangia in vece dei tordi i ravanelli. G. Piattoli inv. Bears number: XII

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