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The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider, the Ass and the Farmer. A Georgian farmer with wicker basket rebukes a foolish, bookish owl for misleading a group of animals. Copperplate engraving by William Skelton after an illustration by Hubert Francois Bourguignon Gravelot from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793.

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The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider, the Ass and the Farmer. A Georgian farmer with wicker basket rebukes a foolish, bookish owl for misleading a group of animals. Copperplate engraving by William Skelton after an illustration by Hubert Francois Bourguignon Gravelot from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793.

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5577 x 4447 px | 71.0 MB

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47.2 x 37.7 cm | 18.6 x 14.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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