Published for a series of etchings published to illustrate Ogilby's Fables. It comes from one of the finest illustrated books of the 17th-century, and this series represents the best of Hollar's work as an illustrator.
Wenceslaus Hollar was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as Wenzel Hollar; and to Czech speakers as Václav Hollar Czech. He is particularly noted for his engravings and etchings.
