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  • 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 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 wolf is sitting opposite a sow with its young under a tree while a boar and a wolf are fighting in the background; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A bear is sniffing at a man lying face downwards on the ground while another man has taken refuge in a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • In the foreground a fox with a flaming torch in its mouth is climbing up a tree trying to reach an eagle's nest; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • Two children are running towards a sheep with a crow on its back while an eagle bears a lamb in its claws in the sky above; 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.
  • Men worship an ass bearing a religious image; alluding to both Aesop's fable of the ass and idol worship in Arianism and contemporary Catholicism. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A bird of prey prepares to swoop on a mouse and a frog in water; illustrating Aesop's fable of the frog and the mouse. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • An eagle, perched on the back of a hare, pecks at its neck while Jupiter sitting in the clouds, shakes what seems like eggs from his cloak; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A peasant is carrying the nest of a nightingale, which is is sitting on a bush and is about to be swooped by a hawk; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A fox is sitting underneath a tree on which a cockerel and two hens are sitting, while a stag hunt is taking place in the background. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • 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.
  • Two children are running towards a sheep with a crow on its back while an eagle in the sky above bears a lamb in its claws. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A man covering his face with a cloak enters a house by the door and holds a half-loaf of bread to a dog that springs at him; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • 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 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 is facing a wolf outside its lair surrounded by its prey while in the background a fox is chased by two dogs towards a peasant with a cudgel. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A traveller is sitting in the shade of a tree with his cloak off and he is shown in the background buffetted by the wind, wrapping his cloak around him. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • 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 stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A battle between frogs and mice (Batrachomyomachia): a kite descends and kills the combatants. Etching.
  • A woman threatened by red clouds and winds. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A woman threatened by red clouds and winds. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Richard Dickinson, an eccentric who imagines himself a wealthy king, from Scarborough. Engraving by Clark after H. Hysing.