The Swallow and other Birds · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Swallow and other Birds
Subject: Swallows; Birds; Seeds; Human
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Outside a home
Description: A man spreads seeds across a ploughed field.Above him a large bird swoops over his head. To the right, at the top of the tree sits to smaller birds. The swooping birds appears to be speaking to the birds sitting on the top of the tree.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27848
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27848_OBJ.jpg