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.
- Aesop.
- Date:
- [1668?]
- Reference:
- 39665i
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Illustration for the fable "The dog and the thief" by Aesop, translated and paraphrased by J. Ogilby
Publication/Creation
[London], [1668?]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 24.3 x 17 cm
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21
References note
R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 54
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39665i
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