The Fables of Aesop

Translated by John Ogilby with Engravings by Wenceslaus Hollar (1600-1675)

Reprotique Reproduction Hand Colored

Framed Size 20.5 wide x 25.75 tall

The Fly and the The Ant
Moral: “Working for the Common Good is the true measure of Worth, not vainglory, and Winter will be the final arbiter.”

The Boar and the Ass
Moral:  “Dignity cannot afford to quarrel with its inferiors.”

The Stag
Moral:  “People are not always the best judge of their own talents and abilities”

The Hares and The Frogs
Moral:  “If there are some creatures who can be frightened by hares, then their own Lot cannot be as bad as they imagined.”