D’un Aigle, D’une Corneille, et D’une Tortue · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: D’un Aigle, D’une Corneille, et D’une Tortue
Subject: Eagles; Tortoises; Crows
Period: 1650-1700;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Belgium; Brussels
Description: The image depicts an eagle in flight carrying a tortoise. There is a crow on the ground who advises the eagle to drop the tortoise from a great height to break the shell to get to the meat. In the background there is a building, trees, and a flock of birds.
Image Creator: Jacobus Harrewijn (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27298
Language: fre
Source Name: Esope en Belle Humeur
Parent Collection: F - Esope en belle humeur. Engravings by Anonymous. (1700)
Image: mta_27298_OBJ.jpg