The Sea-Gull and the Kite · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Sea-Gull and the Kite
Subject: Fables; Seagulls; Kites; Fish; Shores
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Greece; Ancient Greece
Description: A sea-gull is lying on its side on the shore. Its mouth is wide open and the bottom half of a fish is sticking out from its mouth. The sea-gull's neck looks unnaturaly swollen and its eyes are dropping in a way that conveys that it is hurt. A bird is flying over the sea-gull.
Image Creator: Harrison Weir (Illustrator); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28035
Language: eng
Source Name: Aesop's fables
Parent Collection: E5 - AEsop's fables. Illustrations by Harrison Weir. (1890)
Image: mta_28035_OBJ.jpg