The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
Subject: Lion; Bear; Fox; Fawn; Battle; Plants; Outside
Period: 1750-1800;
Description: The scene is taken place outside in a field with plants and bushes around, a Lion and a Bear had just killed a Fawn and had fought for the possession of it. The battle was long and furious and they now lay tired and motionless near eachother while the Fawn still lays in between them. In the meantime a Fox comes by and sees the two combatants in their helpless situation and takes advantage of their tiredness and takes the Fawn for himself.
Image Creator: Annoymous (Anonymous); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28733
Language: eng
Source Name: The Fables of Aesop
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_28733_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Lion; Bear; Fox; Fawn; Battle; Plants; Outside