The Covetous Man · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Covetous Man
Subject: Holes; Robberies; People
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; London
Description: A man kneels on the ground with his hands on the sides of his head, seemingly panicked. In front of the man is an empty hole in the ground. In the background, another man is running away with his back facing the viewer, and is carrying something under his left arm. There are trees and bushes around the loacation.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27582
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from Aesop, and Other Authors
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27582_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Holes; Robberies; People