Two money-lenders counting their money and keeping their accounts, one wears spectacles. Stipple engraving by T. Cheesman, 1791, after Q. Matsys.

  • Metsys, Quentin, 1465 or 1466-1530.
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18 March 1791
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16024i
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view Two money-lenders counting their money and keeping their accounts, one wears spectacles. Stipple engraving by T. Cheesman, 1791, after Q. Matsys.

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Two money-lenders counting their money and keeping their accounts, one wears spectacles. Stipple engraving by T. Cheesman, 1791, after Q. Matsys. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (76 St James Strt.) : A. Molteno, printseller to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, 18 March 1791.

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1 print : stipple engraving ; platemark 28.3 x 21.9 cm

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The misers. Thos. Cheesman sculpt. late pupil to F. Bartolozzi. R.A. ; Quintin Matsys prixt. ... Lettering continues: 'The painter of this picture was a blacksmith of Antwerp, born 1460, died 1529. He fell in love with the daughter of an artist, who objected to her marrying a worker in iron thereupon he abandoned his occupation and devoted his energies to painting in which art he rose to eminence'

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Wellcome Collection 16024i

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