The Eagle and The Fox · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Eagle and The Fox
Subject: Eagles; Foxes; Youth; Hunting; Revenge
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: The main image concentrated at the right side of the illustration. On the left, there was a tree with the Eagle's net and her young ones. The Mother Eagle peaked a young fox to feed her ravenous youths. Their had their beak wide-openned and eagle to eat. At the bottom of the illustration, The Fox approached the tree for revenge, holding a lit torch.
Image Creator: Charles Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27988
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27988_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Eagles; Foxes; Youth; Hunting; Revenge