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Richard Yates in character as the miser Lovegold standing in a room of his London townhouse as a maid enters. Engraving by C. Grignion after T. Parkinson. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
A scene in the play The miser by Henry Fielding, 1733, act II, scene VI. Mrs Lappet is the maid to Harriet, the daughter of the miser Lovegold. In the scene, she tries to persuade Lovegold to give her some money for a lawsuit by flattering his appearance. On the floor is a strongbox labelled "Securities"; on top of a padlocked cabinet is a trunk labelled with his name "Lovegold"; on a back wall is a map of the "Gold Coast" (referring to his love of gold); and next to the door are a gun, a sword, and a lantern with which to protect his assets
"Yates's career at Drury Lane reached its peak in 1751, when he made three major repertory parts his own. ... His portrait as Lovegold in Fielding's The miser was painted by both T. Parkinson and S. De Wilde"--Oxford dictionary of national biography, s.v. Yates, Richard (1706?–1796), actor and theatre manager
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