DU DIEU MERCURE, ET D'UN CHARPENTIER. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: DU DIEU MERCURE, ET D'UN CHARPENTIER.
Description: A carpenter cuts wood by a river, his axe fell from his hands into the water. The god Mercury appeared and asked what the trouble was. The carpenter told what had happened, and Mercury dived into the water. When he came up he held a golden axe. The carpenter was honest about the golden axe not being his. Mercury laid the golden axe on the bank and sprang back into the pool, this time he brought up an axe of silver. The carpenter again was honest about it not being his axe. Mercury dived down for a third time, coming up with the lost axe. The carpenter was very thankful for Mercury's help. Mercury was pleased with the carpenters honesty and rewarded him with all three axes.
Image Creator: Jacobus Harrewijn (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:27261
Language: fre
Source Name: Esope en Belle Humeur
Parent Collection: French Language Editions; French Language Editions
Image: mta_27261_OBJ.png
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: humans; Rivers; Axes; gods