Fabel of the Bird catcher and the partridge, Aegidius Sadeler (II), After Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1608 print In the foreground a bird catcher for a bird net. He holds a partridge in his hand. The fable describes how the partridge in exchange for his life promises to lure other partridges to the bird trap. The bird catcher rejects the proposal. The moral of the story shows that traitors always get their earned wages. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. fowling, fowler. walker and runner birds: partridge

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