The Gardener and the Hog

The Gardener and the Hog. A gardener in apron is attacked by a drunken pet hog. He hits the boar with a shovel as it bites his leg. In a formal garden with terrace, pond, balustrade and vase. Copperplate engraving by William Skelton after an illustration by John Wootton from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793

1793 Aesop Balustrade Bite Boar Book Illustration Domesticated Drunk Fable Fables Gardener John Gay John Stockdale John Wootton Life Of The Author Moral Natural Order Obelisk Shovel Stipple Unnatural Wild Animal Wild Boar William Skelton

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