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.

One broken egg is already on the ground

There is a beetle right above the hare

Illustration of the fable "The eagle and the beetle" by Aesop, translated and paraphrased by J. Ogilby

The scene takes place in a mountainous landscape with a seascape in the background

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]

1 print : etching ; image 21.7 x 16.5 cm

56

R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 57

Wellcome Collection 39705i