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Print

late 18th century - 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A badger, viewed almost in profile, facing to the right of the image where a family of wolves (or possibly foxes?), two adults and five cubs, are lying and sitting beneath a tree. The background landscape includes fields, trees, a number of small buildings and a mountain(?).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching print on paper
Brief description
Badger facing a family of wolves (or possibly foxes) that are sitting and lying beneath a tree. Etching print on paper. Anonymous. Late 18th-19th century.
Physical description
A badger, viewed almost in profile, facing to the right of the image where a family of wolves (or possibly foxes?), two adults and five cubs, are lying and sitting beneath a tree. The background landscape includes fields, trees, a number of small buildings and a mountain(?).
Dimensions
  • Sheet (approx) height: 13.8cm
  • Sheet (approx) width: 21.9cm
  • Plate impression (approx) height: 9.2cm
  • Plate impression (approx) width: 11.6cm
Measured by DH 01/11/2010
Object history
This is probably an illustration from a collection of 'Aesop's Fables'.
Production
This is probably an illustration from a collection of 'Aesop's Fables'.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
29638:229

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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