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John Ogilby

Scottish academic, translator, theatrical impresario and cartographer (1600-1676)

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Field of work
Geography
Translations
Cartography

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Images by John Ogilby

21 images from works
  • A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching by W. Hollar, 1668.
  • A crow is standing on the handle of a large pitcher in front of a well; illustration of a fable by J. Ogilby.
  • A fox licks the outside of a jug into which a crane has inserted its bill. Behind them the fox is picking up corn on a raised platform, and the crane tries to do the same. Etching by D. Stoop for a fable by J. Ogilby.
  • A peasant is raising his stick to drive on an ox. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.
  • Juno is seated on the clouds and addresses a peacock standing on a mound; illustration of Ogilby's "Aesopicks". Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching after W. Hollar.
  • A man in prison praying to the devil to have him released. Etching by D. Stoop.
  • A large and a small crab are lying on a sea-shore. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.
  • A dog in the manger is growling at an ox which is driven by a peasant with a stick. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.
  • A leopard stands with one paw on a stag it has brought down and faces an approaching fox. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.
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Works from the collections

34 works

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Frequent collaborators

Wenceslaus Hollar
Dirk Stoop