The Husbandman and the Stork · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Husbandman and the Stork
Subject: Cranes (Birds); Geese; Farmers; Nets
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; London
Description: A farmer is kneeling on the ground with his right hand around the neck of a goose, and his left hand around the neck of a crane. Another goose is behind the grappled birds, looking to the left. The birds are under a net, but the man is taking the crane out.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27595
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from Aesop, and Other Authors
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27595_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Cranes (Birds); Geese; Farmers; Nets