The Elephant and the Rat, Le Rat et l'Eléphant. Fable CLVII., print, An elephant carries two people and a birdcage on its back. Diagonally in front of the elephant, a cat attacks a rat. Illustration of Fable CLVII Le Rat et l'Eléphant., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1772, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 124 mm, Print probably used as an illustration in one or more editions of: La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables choisies. Amsterdam: J. van Gulik, 1802., cat, trunked animals: elephant, rodents: rat, An engraved scene shows a large elephant walking toward the viewer with a carved howdah on its back carrying two seated figures, one leaning against the other and both wearing flowing garments; a decorative arch rises from the howdah with a small animal perched on top and a birdcage beside the seated pair; two robed men stand beside the elephant holding a long staff and looking toward the animal; in the foreground a small rodent is on the ground amid textured terrain and scatte...
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The Elephant and the Rat, Le Rat et l'Eléphant. Fable CLVII., print, An elephant carries two people and a birdcage on its back. Diagonally in front of the elephant, a cat attacks a rat. Illustration of Fable CLVII Le Rat et l'Eléphant., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1772, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 124 mm, Print probably used as an illustration in one or more editions of: La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables choisies. Amsterdam: J. van Gulik, 1802., cat, trunked animals: elephant, rodents: rat, An engraved scene shows a large elephant walking toward the viewer with a carved howdah on its back carrying two seated figures, one leaning against the other and both wearing flowing garments; a decorative arch rises from the howdah with a small animal perched on top and a birdcage beside the seated pair; two robed men stand beside the elephant holding a long staff and looking toward the animal; in the foreground a small rodent is on the ground amid textured terrain and scattered rocks; distant hills, trees, and a few architectural elements appear in the background under a cloudy sky, all rendered in fine crosshatched lines and monochrome tones.

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Elephant Rat Le Rat et l'Eléphant Fable CLVII print elephant carries two people birdcage back Diagonally front cat attacks rat Illustration Fable CLVII Le Rat et l'Eléphant printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam 1772 paper etching height 215 mm x width 124 mm Print illustration editions of La Fontaine Jean de Fables choisies J van Gulik 1802 cat trunked animals rodents engraved scene large elephant walking viewer carved howdah carrying two seated figures leaning wearing flowing garments decorative arch rises howdah small animal perched top birdcage beside seated pair robed men stand beside elephant holding long staff looking animal foreground small rodent ground textured terrain scattered rocks distant hills trees architectural elements background under cloudy sky rendered fine crosshatched lines monochrome tones

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