A peasant is beating a heavily loaded ass with a stick to encourage it to go on; illustration of a fable. Etching.

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A peasant is beating a heavily loaded ass with a stick to encourage it to go on; illustration of a fable. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A farmhouse can be seen in the background

The ass has probably broken a leg as it bends its right front leg

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1 print : etching ; image 14.3 x 9.2 cm

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39

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Wellcome Collection 39889i

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