The sick kite and its mother published 1665

RCIN 802075

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Description

A kite, ill with repletion, lieson its back in nest in fork of tree, while its mother with outspread wings stands above. In lower l.corner the kite is shown stealing the burnt offering from altar. Plate to Aesop's Fables
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)

After
Search the collection Francis Cleyn (1582-1658)
(designer)

Search the collection Ogilby, John: London
(publisher)
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Birds
Birds of prey
Kites (birds)

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