De Napelsche Hengst, Visscher, en Pikeur (The Neapolitan Stallion, Fisherman, and [French] Horseman), Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701

Title page to a tract entitled "de napelsche hengst, visscher, en pikeur", no. 17 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing a frenchman holding a long whip, a stallion (naples) tied to a post while a man in the background wearing a long wig wields a whip above him; a fisherman stands beside the post with nets at his feet. On the left a bas-relief showing a mare kicking out at a panther and a tiger, illustrating the fable of the mare who tricks the animals who have come to attack her young. In the background is a fortress with an execution taking place in front of it. 1701 etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1701. Dimensions: Height: 98 mm (image plate); Height: 189 mm (sheet); Width: 127 mm (image plate); Width: 147 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. De Napelsche Hengst, Visscher, en Pikeur (The Neapolitan Stallion, Fisherman, and (French) Horseman) (BM 1854,0513.522.17)