A man sitting in the shade of a tree is about to swat the fly that settled on his bald head. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.

  • Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
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39637i
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Description

Illustration of the fable "The bald man and the fly" by J. Ogilby

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Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 24.7 x 19.3 cm

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Fab:10:

References note

R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 60

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39637i

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