The Envious Man and the Covetous Man · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Envious Man and the Covetous Man
Subject: Jupiter (Roman Diety); Apollo (Olympian Deity); Envious Man; Covetous Man; God; Cloud; Harp
Period: 1750-1800;
Description: The scene seems to be taken place outside somewhere, Apollo sits on a could or some sort of gathering of smoke with a harp under his arm. The Envious Man and Covetous Man stand side by side next to Apollo talking to Apollo after they put up their prayers to Jupiter. Apollo promises to fulfil their wishes.
Image Creator: Annoymous (Anonymous);(); Annoymous (Anonymous); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28741
Language: eng
Source Name: The Fables of Aesop
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_28741_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Jupiter (Roman Diety); Apollo (Olympian Deity); Envious Man; Covetous Man; God; Cloud; Harp