Het Cremoneesche Vreugdevuur (The Bonfire of Cremona), Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Title page to a tract entitled "het cremoneesche vreugdevuur", no. 31 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing three animals proceeding along a country road: a donkey in a lion's skin, a goat in a buffalo skin and a hare in a cat skin. They are followed by a fox. In the background, a lion attacks the ass, the goat is tossed by a bull, and a tiger chases the hare. 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. Het Cremoneesche Vreugdevuur (The Bonfire of Cremona) (BM 1854,0513.522.31)