The Tortoife and the Eagle · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Tortoife and the Eagle
Subject: Eagle; Bird; Tortoise; Reptiles
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Ancient Greece
Description: An eagle has its wings spread out, while looking to the right side of the image. It holds a tortoise in its claws while flying above a town which can be seen in the background on the left side of the image.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Artist)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27616
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker.
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27616_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Eagle; Bird; Tortoise; Reptiles