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

Title: The Husbandman and the Stork
Subject: Storks; Cranes; Geese; Net; Man
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: London (England); United Kingdom
Description: A man leans over three large birds caught in a net. The birds have expressions of distress on their faces. The bird in the foreground is being grabbed by the neck by the man's left hand. One of the birds in the background has got its neck caught in one of the holes in the net. The other bird in the background leans down towards the ground while being grabbed by the man's right hand. The man has a wide brimmed hat, a long-sleeved shirt, and tall boots. On the right-hand side of the image there is a leafy tree.
Image Creator: C. Whittingham (Printer);(); C. Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27709
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27709_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Storks; Cranes; Geese; Net; Man