The Husbandman and the Stork · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Husbandman and the Stork
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: London; United Kingdom; Greece
Description: On the left a large stork stands still with its head facing towards the ground and beak open. On the right a man crouches holding the stork’s neck with his left hand and pointing his finger in the air with his right hand. In the foreground there is a little bit of foliage and reeds. Further in the background there is a wooden animal trap and a series of hanging nets where on the right of the image two more bird can be seen trapped within.
Image Creator: Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel (Illustrator);Edward Garrett (Editor); Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel (Illustrator); Edward Garrett (Editor)
Type: StillImage; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27430
Language: eng
Source Name: Aesop's Fables.
Parent Collection: E2 - Aesop's fables A new edition. Illustrations by J. Wolf, J.B. Zwecker, and T. Dalziel. (1868); E2 - Aesop's fables A new edition. Illustrations by J. Wolf, J.B. Zwecker, and T. Dalziel. (1868)
Image: mta_27430_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Stork; Husbandman; Net; Hunt; Catch; Bird; Nature