The Snake And The Crab · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Snake And The Crab
Period: 1850-1900
Description: The top of the picture is a sky with huge clouds and just below we can see some water. We see sand and weeds that lead to the snake. The centre right of the picture has a large crab that is surrounded by this snake. The crab is sitting on rocks. The snakeâ€™s tail is at the back of the crab and his body stretches to the left side of the picture around the crab, leading to his face that is looking at the crab
Image Creator: Percy J. Billinghurst (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:27177
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_27177_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Snakes; Crabs; Water; Sand; Rocks