A fox and a weasel trying to leave a well-stocked larder; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.

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A fox and a weasel trying to leave a well-stocked larder; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Illustration of the fable "The fox and the weasel" by Aesop, translated and paraphrased by J. Ogilby

The fox with a full belly is unable to escape by the hole through which he entered. The weasel on a high ledge in the background is mocking the fox

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1 print : etching ; image 22.3 x 16.8 cm

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R. Pennington, a descriptive catalogue of the etchedwork of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 56

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Wellcome Collection 39689i

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