A potter runs towards a jug which a blast of wind from a cherub in the clouds has shattered. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.
- Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
- Date:
- 1666
- Reference:
- 39650i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Six jugs are on the bench in the foreground
Illustration for the fable "The wind and the jug" by J. Ogilby
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1666.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 24.6 x 19.7 cm
Lettering
Fab:29: W. Hollar fec. 1666
References note
R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 60
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39650i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores