People watching a mouse emerge from a large crevice in a mountain. Etching.

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45229i
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People watching a mouse emerge from a large crevice in a mountain. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Illustration of the verse by Horace "parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus" (Ars poetica 139), which refers to a the concept of a mighty effort made for a small effect

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 22.4 x 16.8 cm

Creator/production credits

By W. Hollar?

Reference

Wellcome Collection 45229i

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