The Fox and the Stork · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Fox and the Stork
Subject: Foxes; Cranes; Containers; Food
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: London (England); United Kingdom
Description: The image is shaped into two tall octagonal panels side by side. The left panel shows a large stork standing behind a fox, looking down upon it with annoyance. The fox’s head is visible in the bottom right corner lapping up a bowl of soup from a wide shallow dish, its eyes craned up to look at the stork. The right panel shows the same crane and fox, however now the crane is eating minced meat out of a long, tall cylindrical container and the fox is seen in the bottom left corner licking the side of the container for drips of food. The fox looks displeased at this, whereas the stork is satisfied.
Image Creator: J.B Zwecker (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Lithography
Identifier: mta:27168
Language: eng
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_27168_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Foxes; Cranes; Containers; Food