The Kite, the Frog, and the Mouse · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Kite, the Frog, and the Mouse
Subject: Frog; mouse; vulture; fight; arena; shield; spear
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: United Kingdom, London (England)
Description: In a gladiator style arena, there is a mouse fighting a frog. The mouse is on the left holding a spear in its right arm above its head and a shield, with a flamingo head on it, in its left arm. The mouse is facing the frog, who is on the right side. The frog is wearing a helmet with five feathers on top and holding a spear in its right hand and a shield, with a tiger head on it, in its left. The frog has a sword in its holster around its waist. Above them is a vulture in flight, looking down at the frog with its beak open. In the background, there are spectators in the arena and a flag with a rectangle on it flying on the left side and a flag with a diamond flying on the right.
Image Creator: C. Whittingham (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27432
Language: eng
Source Name: Aesop's Fables
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27432_OBJ.jpg