The beasts do battle against the birds and the two sides face each other. In the upper left is the bat. It always sides with the stronger party depending on who is winning. When peace is made, the bat is banished to darkness by both parties for this betrayal. Illustration of a fable by Aesopus, Fable of the birds and the beasts Fables of Aesopus (series title), print maker: Dirk Stoop, (mentioned on object), publisher: John Ogilby, London, 1665, paper, etching, h 262 mm × w 175 mm

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