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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The ant and the grasshopper dated 1666

RCIN 802129

The ant and the grasshopper

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The ant and the grasshopper dated 1666

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Ants are swarming round base of old hollow tree on l. The queen ant, with crown, is talking to grasshopper on r. River on r. beyond. Plate to Ogilby's Aesopicks. 1st state
People involved

Creator(s)

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

Search the collection Ogilby, John: London
(publisher)

Search the collection Roycroft, Thomas: London
(printer)
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Insects
Ants
Grasshoppers

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