A bear has overturned two hives and is trying to prize out honey from a third while being attacked by bees; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
- Aesop.
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Description
Illustration of the fable "The bear and honey" by Aesop, translated and paraphrased by J. Ogilby
The beehives were stacked on shelves near a couple of thatched cottages
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 22.3 x 16.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
44
References note
R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 56
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39693i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
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