Basiliscus ende het Wezel, 1567

The basilisk and the weasel; the weasel on the right scares away the basilisk on the left; 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: 101 mm (trimmed); ; Width: 111 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum.