De Hobbel in de Wacht, op de Haasejagt (The Eagle on the Watch, hare hunting), Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Title page to a tract entitled "de hobbel in de wacht, op de haasejagt", no. 28 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing "monsignorin" (probably louis xiv) discussing the progress of the war of spanish succession with two weeping women in quasi-medieval costume (perhaps intended to be nuns); he turns from the older to the younger. In the background, an eagle (the empire) carries off a hare (the duc de villeroi) who has failed to protect a group of cats under attack from foxes; two irish wolfhounds come to their aid. 1702 etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1702. Dimensions: Height: 95 mm (image plate); Height: 189 mm (sheet); Width: 132 mm (image plate); Width: 140 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. De Hobbel in de Wacht, op de Haasejagt (The Eagle on the Watch, hare hunting) (BM 1854,0513.522.28)