The Dove and the Ant. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Dove and the Ant.
Subject: Animals; Man; Nature; Ants; Doves; Insects
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Outside
Description: A man kneels on the ground, observing a small ant to his left. He is reaching towards them. In a tree to the right, a dove is sitting on a high branch. The dove is observing the man. In the background a there is a field with a couple of trees.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27840
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27840_OBJ.jpg