vol 1. D'un Rat, et d'une Huitre · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: vol 1. D'un Rat, et d'une Huitre
Subject: Fables; Rats; Oysters; Human beings; Trees; Shorelines; Water; Carnivourous animals
Period: 1650-1700;
Geographic: Greece; Ancient Greece
Description: On the bottom side of the illustration, a rat has its head in an open oyster, presumably eating it. The rat and oyster are along the shore. In the background, there appear to be people looking out on the water, buildings, tree, and ships. The illustration has the signature of Harrewijn in the bottom right corner.
Image Creator: Harrewijn (Illustrator);(); Harrewijn (Illustrator); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28693
Language: fre
Source Name: Esope en belle humeur. Engravings by Anonymous. (1700)
Parent Collection: F - Esope en belle humeur. Engravings by Anonymous. (1700); F - Esope en belle humeur. Engravings by Anonymous. (1700)
Image: mta_28693_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Fables; Rats; Oysters; Human beings; Trees; Shorelines; Water; Carnivourous animals