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  • 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 kite, ill with repletion, lies on its back in a nest in the fork of a tree, while its mother with outspread wings stands above; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • 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 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 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 vine bearing four pear-shaped gourds and a date palm; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A lion devouring its prey in a cave while its crown and sceptre are perched on a rock at the entrance. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A woodman is swinging an axe at a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • 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 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 tiger is shot by an archer who appears between the trees as a fox walks by. Etching by J. Kirk after F. Barlow for a fable by Aesop.
  • A cat with a mouse in its mouth is descending the stairs in a corn chamber while rats, mice and weasels are running around three piles of corn; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A fox jumps out of a well by climbing on the horns of a goat inside; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A group of mice and rats is presenting a cat on a pedestal with a petition, while the cat is shown chasing mice in the background. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A forester stand with his spear in his hand before a lion and points to the tomb of Mausolus and a statue of a lion laying its head in a man's lap; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A fox carrying a flaming torch in its mouth is climbing up a tree in order to reach the eagle's nest in which an eagle is about to feed the eaglets with a cub. Etching by J. Kirk after F. Barlow 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 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.
  • A stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. 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 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.