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

Title: The Kite, the Frog, and the Mouse
Subject: Frog; Bird; Kite; Mouse; Water; Nature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: London; United Kingdom; Greece
Description: A bird (called “the kite”) flies near the ground gliding with its wings outstretched. Clutched in its left talon is a small frog that appears to be flailing to become free. Clutched in its right talon is a small mouse that also appear to be attempted to free itself. Both the frog and the mouse have very small projectiles or weapons in hand. Below them, the grassy fields and off in the distance a patch of tall trees behind a large body of water.
Image Creator: Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator);Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel (Illustrator);Edward Garrett (Editor); Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator); Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel (Illustrator); Edward Garrett (Editor)
Type: StillImage; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27396
Language: eng
Source Name: Aesop's Fables.
Parent Collection: E2 - Aesop's fables A new edition. Illustrations by J. Wolf, J.B. Zwecker, and T. Dalziel. (1868); E2 - Aesop's fables A new edition. Illustrations by J. Wolf, J.B. Zwecker, and T. Dalziel. (1868)
Image: mta_27396_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Frog; Bird; Kite; Mouse; Water; Nature