The Fowler and the Blackbird · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Fowler and the Blackbird
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; London
Description: A wildfowl hunter sits on one knee while he lays a net on the ground. Next to the man is a tree with a Blackbird perched on a branch. Below the branch and next to the net is a cage with its door open. There are sticks and and a roll of twine on the ground next to the man. There are trees in the background.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27573
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from Aesop, and Other Authors
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27573_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Hunting; Birds; Trappers