The Man and the Gnat · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Man and the Gnat
Subject: Man; Insects; Gnats; Tree; Outside
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Outside
Description: A man sits at the base of a tree. His legs are spread and he is looking down at a small bug. He holds a staff. He is talking and listening to the bug. The bug is represented as a small black dot.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27844
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27844_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Man; Insects; Gnats; Tree; Outside