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Etching of a bull with lowered head beside a dog lying in straw in a shed, with a farmyard and small figures in the background.

A dog resting on a bull's straw, Aesop's fable etching

A black-and-white etching shows a bull at left, head lowered toward a bundle of straw, while a dog lies in the straw inside a wooden shed at right. A farmyard with buildings, trees and small figures recedes behind them, and the word SORDITIES is printed above.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3398 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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