The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics, Francis Barlow, ca. 1668

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The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics, ca. 1668, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over graphite; verso prepared with black chalk, sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626–1704 London), England's first native book illustrator and professional etcher, Francis Barlow is best remembered for his accomplished depictions of animals and birds. This design relates to an etching, one of a group of fifty commissioned by the enterprising publisher John Ogilby to illustrate fables in the manner of Aesop

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Size: 3842px × 5190px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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