The Pin and the Needle

The Pin and the Needle. The rivalry between an arrogant pin and a lowly needle. A bearded old man holding a stick in a room with compasses and ruler on the floor, an Egyptian mummy, bow and arrow, vase, globe, bust, dead fish and the skeleton of a stag on the walls; an upright pin and needle on a table. 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

1793 Aesop Antiquarian Apothecary Arrogance Book Illustration Cabinet Of Curiosities Compasses Fable Fables Humility John Gay John Stockdale Life Of The Author Moral Needle Old Man Rivalry Stag Stipple William Blake William Kent

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