The Ass, the Lion, and the Cock · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Ass, the Lion, and the Cock
Subject: Cock; Rooster; Nature; Lion; Donkey
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: London; United Kingdom; Greece
Description: A rooster stands proudly crowing on the left foreground of the image atop a platform. Below on the right side there is a small portion of a wooden fence sticking out. In the background of the image on the right there is a donkey actively chasing a lion over a hill into the distance. In the distance there is a faint outline of foliage and trees.
Image Creator: Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator); Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel (Illustrator); Edaward Garett (Editor)
Type: StillImage; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27417
Language: eng
Source Name: Aesop's Fables.
Parent Collection: E2 - Aesop's fables A new edition. Illustrations by J. Wolf, J.B. Zwecker, and T. Dalziel. (1868)
Image: mta_27417_OBJ.jpg