The Belly and the Members · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Belly and the Members
Subject: Person; Belly; Tree; Body
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: London (England); United Kingdom
Description: A person rests their head on the trunk of a tree, head turned towards the viewer. Their limbs seem relaxed as they lay on the ground. They are shirtless and wear nothing but a loin cloth. In the background there are leafy branches coming out of the tree trunk.
Image Creator: C. Whittingham (Printer);(); C. Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27707
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27707_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Person; Belly; Tree; Body