The Hart and the Vine · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Hart and the Vine
Subject: Arrow; Vines; Hart; Hunter; Bow
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: London; Ancient Greece; United Kingdom
Description: In the foreground, a large bush of vines lies in the center of the image. Underneath all those vines, the head of a hart can be seen sticking out to the right. The hart’s eyes are big, and its tongue is sticking out of its mouth hanging to the right. In the background, a lake separates the hart from another piece of land. Across the lake, a man can be seen hunting with a bow and arrow.
Image Creator: Harrison Weir (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:26123
Language: eng
Source Name: Three hundred Aesop's fables
Parent Collection: 1895 London
Image: mta_26123_OBJ.jpg