On a battlefield, surrounded by an army of frogs on one side and an army of mice on the other, a frog riding a lobster and a mouse riding a fox attack each other. While they are absorbed in their struggle, a hawk approaches and targets them both. Illustration of a fable by Aesopus, Battle between the frog and the mouse Fables of Aesopus (series title), print maker: Dirk Stoop, publisher: John Ogilby, London, 1665, paper, etching, h 257 mm × w 176 mm

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