The Frog and the Mouse · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Frog and the Mouse
Subject: Birds of Prey; Frogs; Mice; Wetlands
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; London
Description: A frog stands on its hind legs across from a mouse standing on its hind legs. Both animals are holding a bulrush plant as if they were swords, and their weapons are locked together. Above them flies a kite (bird of prey), with its wings spread out and head looking down on the frog and mouse. The animals are surrounded by other bulrush plants, and are in a swamp.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27594
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_27594_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Birds of Prey; Frogs; Mice; Wetlands