On stone tomb with six feet, a daw is eating a shell dropped by the eagle above; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.

  • Aesop.
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39656i
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Illustration of the fable "The eagle and the daw"

The sea and a coastal cityscape are visible in the background

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Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 22.4 x 16.8 cm

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Lettering

4

References note

R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 53

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39656i

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