The Monkey and the Dolphin · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Monkey and the Dolphin
Subject: Fables; Monkeys; Dolphins; Waves
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Greece; Ancient Greece
Description: A monkey is sitting on the back of a dolphin. There are strong currents and large waves typical of a storm. The monkey is sitting calmly, slouching, and looking over to its left side in our direction.
Image Creator: Harrison Weir (Illustrator); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28050
Language: eng
Source Name: Aesop's fables
Parent Collection: E5 - AEsop's fables. Illustrations by Harrison Weir. (1890)
Image: mta_28050_OBJ.jpg