The Lion and Other Beasts · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Lion and Other Beasts
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: In the center of the illustration, a Lion hovered over a dead dear. The dear laid on the gound lifelessly with his head down pointing towards the left and eyes opened. The Lion had his right paw on the dear's neck. His face was fueled with fierceness, frowning looking to the left. On the left was a Horse with the same facial expresseion, facing the Lion. His front left leg was bent and positioned to approch. On the right of the Lion, a Wolf stared at the dear ravenously yet with no sign of approaching.
Image Creator: Charles Whittingham (Printer);(); Charles Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27970
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27970_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Alliance; Disagreement; Lion; Horse; Wolf; Individualism