The Sick Man and the Angel
The Sick Man and the Angel. A dying man lies in a canopied bed pleading with an angel. The angel chides him for his greed and points to his treasure chest. 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
Picture No
14009255
Media ID
45829449
Size
5654px x 4741px
(6.0MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
John Wootton
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1793 Aesop Book Illustration Canopy Chamberpot Fable Fables Four-poster Greed Hoard John Gay John Stockdale Life Of The Author Miser Moral Pleading Stipple William Skelton
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