A fox is pursued by two dogs while a cat escapes by climbing a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
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A slaughterhouse in the background with a fox jumping out of a window
Illustration for the fable "The fox and the cat" by Aesop, translated and paraphrased by J. Ogilby
The dogs are shown catching and killing the fox in the background
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Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 22 x 16.8 cm
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Lettering
57. W. Hollar fec.
References note
R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 57
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39709i
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