The Two Dogs and the Dead Donkey. Fable CLXVII, The Dogs and the Donkey, print, Two dogs are drinking water from a river in which a dead donkey lies. A village is visible in the background. Illustration of Fable CLXVII, The Two Dogs and the Dead Donkey., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1773, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 126 mm, Print probably used as an illustration in one or more editions of: La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables choisies. Amsterdam: J. van Gulik, 1802., dog, river, ass, donkey, village, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a waterfront scene with two dogs in the foreground near the water’s edge, one dog leaning down to drink and the other stepping down a slope toward the water, both with visible muscle and fur texture. Behind them a body of water extends toward a distant town made up of clustered buildings, towers, and spires set against rolling hills, with small boats floating on the water near the shore. A long arched bridge spans part of the water to...
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The Two Dogs and the Dead Donkey. Fable CLXVII, The Dogs and the Donkey, print, Two dogs are drinking water from a river in which a dead donkey lies. A village is visible in the background. Illustration of Fable CLXVII, The Two Dogs and the Dead Donkey., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1773, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 126 mm, Print probably used as an illustration in one or more editions of: La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables choisies. Amsterdam: J. van Gulik, 1802., dog, river, ass, donkey, village, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a waterfront scene with two dogs in the foreground near the water’s edge, one dog leaning down to drink and the other stepping down a slope toward the water, both with visible muscle and fur texture. Behind them a body of water extends toward a distant town made up of clustered buildings, towers, and spires set against rolling hills, with small boats floating on the water near the shore. A long arched bridge spans part of the water to the left, and a formation of birds is visible in the sky above, which is filled with finely hatched cloud patterns. The image is framed by a decorative border along the bottom.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B43_023

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Droits gérés

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56.6Mo (6.9Mo) / 29.3cm x 48.4cm / 3458 x 5717 (300dpi)

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Two Dogs Dead Donkey Fable CLXVII Dogs Donkey print Two dogs drinking water river dead donkey lies village visible background Illustration printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam 1773 paper etching height 215 mm x width 126 mm Print illustration editions of La Fontaine Jean de Fables choisies J van Gulik 1802 dog ass donkey detailed monochrome engraving waterfront scene two dogs foreground near water’s edge leaning down drink stepping down slope water visible muscle fur texture them body water extends distant town up clustered buildings towers spires set rolling hills small boats floating water near shore long arched bridge spans part left formation birds sky filled finely hatched cloud patterns image framed decorative border bottom

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