1665 (made)
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Group of animals featuring a lion, lionesses and leopards in front of a large tree. The lioness wears a crown and has her paw on a mouse.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar, cut from page taken from The Fables of Aesop, published by John Ogilby, London, 1665. Lion and Mouse. |
| Physical description | Group of animals featuring a lion, lionesses and leopards in front of a large tree. The lioness wears a crown and has her paw on a mouse. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dominic Naish |
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| Literary reference | Aesop's Fables. Lion and mouse. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fables of Aesop.London: John Ogilby, 1665 |
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| Accession number | E.1153-2008 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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