Arendt ende rave, 1567

'the eagle and the rave'; a shepherd at right protects his sheep from an eagle grabbing the sheep's back at left; in the upper right corner an eagle flies away with a sheep in its claws; in the background there is a shepherd with a flock of sheep; 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: 113 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum.