The Falconer and the Partridge · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Falconer and the Partridge
Subject: Human; Partridge; Birds; Trees; Plants; Fence; Falconer; Outside
Period: 1750-1800;
Description: The scene is taken place outside, the Falconer is holding a partridge while another partridge is sitting on a broken fence looking towards him. The are 2 other birds flying around in the area. And another fence surrounding a tree and other plants in the background. The Falconer is trying to take the partridge but another bird presses him to let it go, promising to decoy other into his nest in return, but the Falconer declines.
Image Creator: Annoymous (Anonymous);(); Annoymous (Anonymous); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28749
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_28749_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Human; Partridge; Birds; Trees; Plants; Fence; Falconer; Outside