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  • An oak overhangs a pond in which bullrushes are growing; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A vine bearing four pear-shaped gourds and a date palm; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A lion dressed as a doctor is examining a horse's hoof; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A woodman is swinging an axe at a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox and a weasel trying to leave a well-stocked larder; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • In the midst of four peacocks a jay is decked with peacock feathers; illustration for a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A stag with lowered head is meeting the charge of a mounted knight; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A large ox is looking down on a frog climbing out of a pond; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A large ox is looking down on a frog climbing out of a pond; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A stag hiding in a haystack is discovered by the pitchfork of the farmhand; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A bear overturns a barrel and is stung by bees; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A fox jumps out of a well by climbing on the horns of a goat inside; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A fly is standing among ants swarming about the hollow base of a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox talking to a chicken; representing a fable by Aesop on false friendship. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A bear has overturned a beehive and is attacked by bees. Etching by J. Kirk after F.Barlow for a fable by Aesop.
  • On stone tomb with six feet, a daw is eating a shell dropped by the eagle above; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A peasant who was cutting down a tree turns his axe on a passing snake. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox is pursued by two dogs while a cat escapes by climbing a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox is sitting under a tree looking up at a crow with a cheese in its bill; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A wolf and a lamb are standing in a wooded landscape with a goat behind them. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A cat is carrying a cock in its mouth in front of a moated country house. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox is running away from a lion dressed in regal robe sitting in a cave. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A wolf is sitting on the shore of a lake while a crane extracts a bone from its throat; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A wolf is sitting in the grass while a crane extracts a bone from its throat. Etching by W.S. Howitt for a fable by Aesop.
  • A bear has overturned two hives and is trying to prize out honey from a third while being attacked by bees; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A tortoise is surrounded by frogs on the shore of a lake in which eels are devouring other frogs. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A wolf is biting a ram in the foreground while wolves are pursuing sheep in all directions in the background. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.