The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Subject: Wolves; Shepherds; Sheep; Disguise; Skin
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: On the left of the illustration was two shepherds sitting on a rock. One of them was accompanied by their sheep pointing towards the opposite direction while the one on the left was holding a crook. They were laughing at the wolf hung from the tree. The wolf was wear the skin of a sheep with his real face exposed.
Image Creator: Charles Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27987
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27987_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Wolves; Shepherds; Sheep; Disguise; Skin