T'Schermijnckel and his young hen, 1567

'the monkey and its young'; a monkey sits under a tree with a newborn monkey in its arms; in the background a second youngster sits under the tree at right; in the upper right corner there are classical ruins; dutch letterpress on verso; illustration to eduwaert de dene's edition of aesop's fables, "de warachtighe fabulen der dieren" (pieter de clerck, bruges: 1567). C. 1567 etching. Date: 1567. Dimensions: Height: 93 mm; ; Width: 112 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum.