The Butterfly and the Snail
The Butterfly and the Snail. A butterfly hovers over a snail in the formal gardens of a large house, a gardener leans on a shovel next to a lion-sculpture fountain with large flower pots. An arch of foliage with classical figures. Copperplate engraving by William Blake after an illustration by William Kent from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793
Picture No
14009252
Media ID
45802921
Size
6114px x 4867px
(6.5MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
William Blake
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1793 Aesop Arrogance Book Illustration Fable Fables Gardener Hover Humility John Gay John Stockdale Life Of The Author Moral Rivalry Shovel Snail Stipple William Blake William Kent
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