The Miser
‘The Miser’ by John Cranch, about 1830. This oil on canvas by Cranch depicts an interior: a man seated at a table clutching a bag of his money. Two other men have broken in; one points a pistol at the seated man while the other is just entering through the doorway. There is an upturned stool on the floor.
John Cranch (1751-1821) was a British painter from Devon who painted portraiture and historical scenes.
John Cranch (1751-1821) was a British painter from Devon who painted portraiture and historical scenes.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 295/1968
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- The Miser
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- Cranch
- Period Classification
- George IV (1820-1830); William IV (1830-1837)
- Production Town
- Bath
- Production County
- Avon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- c 1830
- Production Person Initials
- John
- Production Person Surname
- Cranch
- Production Year Low
- 1829
- Production Year High
- 1831