The Fox and the Stork. Other Titles: The Fox and the Crane · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Fox and the Stork. Other Titles: The Fox and the Crane
Subject: meals; foxes; storks; vases; feeding; birds
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: London (England); United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: There is a fox on their hind legs, looking at a stork, who has their beak in a vase. A tablecloth is set out under the animals, along with a knife and plate. The fox appears to be hovering around the vase, waiting their turn at the vase. The background has a few trees to the left of the image and a few shrubs to the right of the image.
Image Creator: A.Walker (Engraver); Anonymous (Original Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Etching, Engraving
Identifier: mta:28179
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from AEsop and Other Authors
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_28179_OBJ.jpg