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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The jay and the peacocks published 1655

RCIN 802085

The jay and the peacocks

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The jay and the peacocks published 1655

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

In midst of 4 peacocks a jay is decking himself with peacocks feathers. Juno in chariot in sky above. 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
Passeres
Jays
Junglefowl
Peafowl
Peacocks
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Juno (myth)

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