The Hen and the Swallow · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Hen and the Swallow
Subject: Birds; Swallows; Chickens; Farms
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Outside a home
Description: A swallow swoops down from to speak with a hen. The Hen is sitting on a nest on top of the box. The two birds seem to be in disagreement. In the background to the left there is a small house, and in the immediate background to the right there is a barn.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27841
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27841_OBJ.jpg