The Thief and the Dog · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Thief and the Dog
Subject: Dogs; Men; Thieves; Lanterns; Bread
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: London; Ancient Greece
Description: A thief with a lantern approaches a barking dog and is attempting to give it a piece of bread. The surroundings are very dark, and the dog stands halfway through the door, blocking the thief's entrance.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27619
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_27619_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Dogs; Men; Thieves; Lanterns; Bread