lay figure vs wretch

lay figure

noun
  • An unimportant person; a character (especially in fiction) lacking individuality. 

  • A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes. 

wretch

noun
  • An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person. 

  • An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. 

How often have the words lay figure and wretch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )