God Appearing to Isaac to Flee into Egypt

Portrait of an Old Man Sitting at a Table with Books

Young Man Standing

Profile Portrait of Man Holding a Book

Young Woman Carrying a Vase on her Head

Old Man with a Book

Old Woman in a Black Veil Reading a Book

The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r

The Old Woman Letting the Room to the Student

An Old Man

Portrait of a Man Holding a Sword

Man Seated in Chair Holding Cup