The Kite and The Pigeons · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Kite and The Pigeons
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: The Kite was sailing in the air, on the upper center of the illustration,near a dove-house, located at the bottom left. One pigeon was on top of the dove-house while another was ooutside of its gate. They both stared at the sailing Kite horror despite its declaration of peace. At the backgroung on the right, an other Kite was feeding on the pigeon.
Image Creator: Charles Whittingham (Printer);(); Charles Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27969
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27969_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Kites; Birdhouses; Pigeons; Sailing; Deception; Survival