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Aesop

Ancient Greek storyteller (619 BC–563 BC)

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  • A peasant is carrying the nest of a nightingale, which is is sitting on a bush and is about to be swooped by a hawk; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A bear has overturned a beehive and is attacked by bees. Etching by J. Kirk after F.Barlow for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox is pursued by two dogs while a cat escapes by climbing a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • An eagle, perched on the back of a hare, pecks at its neck while Jupiter sitting in the clouds, shakes what seems like eggs from his cloak; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A wolf is sitting opposite a sow with its young under a tree while a boar and a wolf are fighting in the background; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A lion dressed as a doctor is examining a horse's hoof; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • A fly is standing among ants swarming about the hollow base of a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A wolf and a lamb are standing in a wooded landscape with a goat behind them. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A fox is sitting underneath a tree on which a cockerel and two hens are sitting, while a stag hunt is taking place in the background. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • 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.
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Wenceslaus Hollar
Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764.
Christoph Murer
Francis Barlow
Fables
Fables, Greek - Early works to 1800
Fables, Classical - Early works to 1800
Church history
Christian heresies
Fables, English - Early works to 1800
Christianity
Fables, Greek
Ethics
Human behavior - Animal models