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  • 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 bear has overturned a beehive and is attacked by bees. Etching by J. Kirk after F.Barlow 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.
  • 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 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 lion dressed as a doctor is examining a horse's hoof; 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 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 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 large ox is looking down on a frog climbing out of a pond; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • 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.
  • 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 fox and a weasel trying to leave a well-stocked larder; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • 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 bear overturns a barrel and is stung by bees; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A large ox is looking down on a frog climbing out of a pond; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A peasant who was cutting down a tree turns his axe on a passing snake. Etching by W. Hollar 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 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.
  • 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 stag hiding in a haystack is discovered by the pitchfork of the farmhand; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • 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.
  • In the midst of four peacocks a jay is decked with peacock feathers; illustration for a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • 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 battle between frogs and mice (Batrachomyomachia): a kite descends and kills the combatants. Etching.
  • A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A fox talking to a chicken; representing a fable by Aesop on false friendship. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • An oak overhangs a pond in which bullrushes are growing; illustration of 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 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.