The avarice behind the table with the gold coins and jewels personifies the Avaritia or 'greed'. The allegorical figures next to him represent the things that fuel his desire for gold, such as precious clothes and beautiful women. Behind the miser stands a devil, Allegory of greed L'amour de l'or., print maker: Henri Charles Antoine Baron, (mentioned on object), after: Thomas Couture, (mentioned on object), printer: Victor Jacques Bertauts, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1844, paper, h 209 mm - w 279 mm

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