The Countryman and Jupiter

The Countryman and Jupiter. A tired peasant leans on a shovel and complains to the Greek god Jove about his situation. Jove shows him visions of a miser and corrupt minister. Copperplate engraving by Lovegrove after an illustration by Hubert Francois Bourguignon Gravelot from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793

1793 Aesop Book Illustration Complaint Contentment Corrupt Fable Fables Greek God Hubert François Bourguignon Gravelot John Gay John Stockdale Jove Labourer Life Of The Author Lovegrove Miser Moral Natural Order Shovel Situation Stipple Tired Vision

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