Fabel van de Boer and De Muizen, Aegidius Sadeler (II), After Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1608 print A farmer runs after two mice. In the background his farm is on fire and the farmer looks at the burning house. The fable describes how a drunk farmer accidentally sets his house on fire during a big party. A mouse comes from the burning house, but is trapped by the farmer and thrown back into the fire. The moral of the story shows that friends are hard to find when happiness turns against you. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. on fire, ablaze. farmers. rodents: mouse. i
Fabel van de Boer and De Muizen, Aegidius Sadeler (II), After Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1608 print A farmer runs after two mice. In the background his farm is on fire and the farmer looks at the burning house. The fable describes how a drunk farmer accidentally sets his house on fire during a big party. A mouse comes from the burning house, but is trapped by the farmer and thrown back into the fire. The moral of the story shows that friends are hard to find when happiness turns against you. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. on fire, ablaze. farmers. rodents: mouse. intoxication. farm (building)
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