Fabel van de arend, de kraai en de schildpad Illustraties voor fabelvertellingen van Phaedrus (serietitel), RP-P-1905-5761, Simon Fokke, 1769

Identification title(s): fable of the eagle, the crow and the turtle. Illustrations for fable retellings by phaedrus (series title). Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-1905-5761. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: an eagle, flying next to a crow, drops a turtle from its claws onto a rock. This illustration was made for the aesopian fables of the latin poet phaedrus. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke. Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1769. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 44 mm × w 41 mm. Subject: what: fables. Acquisition: purchase 1905. Date: 1769.