The Peacock And The Magpie · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Peacock And The Magpie
Period: 1850-1900
Description: The top of page a peacock is standing with his feathers open wide, there are two birds flying in front of his feathers. In the centre of the picture a magpie is standing looking at several geese, cranes and birds that are located at the bottom and sides of the picture. They have the magpie surrounded. The magpieâ€™s body is facing all the birds and his head is turned looking at the peacock.
Image Creator: Percy J. Billinghurst (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:27182
Language: eng
Source Name: A Hundred Fables of Aesop
Parent Collection: E1 - A Hundred Fables of Aesop. Illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst (1899)
Image: mta_27182_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Peacocks; Magpies; Birds; Geese; Cranes