On stone tomb with six feet, a daw is eating a shell dropped by the eagle above; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.

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On stone tomb with six feet, a daw is eating a shell dropped by the eagle above; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Illustration of the fable "The eagle and the daw"

The sea and a coastal cityscape are visible in the background

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1 print : etching ; image 22.4 x 16.8 cm

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References note

R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 53

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Wellcome Collection 39656i

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