Title page to a tract entitled "de spaansche carravaan", no. 32 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing a spaniard, with spectacles and a ruff, cowering beside his ass laden with baggage: a portrait of "his whore", a backgammon board, a close-stool, a guitar, a sword, a dagger, a chocolate pot. On the ground a tortoise is followed by a snail; a soldier-, or hermit-crab retreats into its shell. The spaniard is shown again on a hilltop beyond, raising his arms in fear, his ass running away without baggage; a mounted knight in armour appears on the right; behind is a large fortress. 1702
etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1702. Dimensions: Height: 95 mm (image plate); Height: 189 mm (sheet); Width: 134 mm (image plate); Width: 145 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. De Spaansche Carravaan (The Spanish Caravan) (BM 1854,0513.522.32)
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