The Peacock and the Crane · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Peacock and the Crane
Subject: Hut; Peacock; Crane
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece; London
Description: A peacock is spreading its beautiful feathers and showing them off the the people around it. The peacock, to the left, is surrounded by people looking and pointing at it beauty. To the right, a crane is perched upon a rock on one of its legs. In the background, a hut-like house with a hay roof is seen in the distance.
Image Creator: J. B. Rundell (Translator);Ernest Griset (Illustrator); J. B. Rundell (Translator); Ernest Griset (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration
Identifier: mta:26218
Language: eng
Source Name: AEsop's Fables
Parent Collection: 1869 London; 1869 London
Image: mta_26218_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Hut; Peacock; Crane