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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The fox and the cock published 1665

RCIN 802098

The fox and the cock

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The fox and the cock published 1665

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Fox seated on l. looks up at cock with 2 hens in branches of tree. Stag hunt in progress in b/ground. 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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Medium and techniques

etching
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Mammals
Foxes
Birds
Domestic fowl. Chickens
Cockerels
Hens

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