The Horse and The Ass · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Horse and The Ass
Subject: Horses; Saddle horse; Donkeys; Mountain animals
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: The two characters were on a mountain. In the middle of the illustration, a Horse,adorned with his great war-saddle and champing his foaming bridle,thundered forward. In front of him, an Ass was labouring under a heavy burden. The Horse had not intension to slow down as he approached the Ass.
Image Creator: Charles Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27989
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27989_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Horses; Saddle horse; Donkeys; Mountain animals