Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677); HAWK and the NIGHTINGALE Aesop - Master Engraving - Fable

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)

24.8 x 17.5 cm. Trimmed to outer boader.

Published for a series of etchings published to illustrate Ogilby's Fables. It comes from from one of the finest illustrated books of the 17th-century, and this series represents the best of Hollar's work as an illustrator.

A nightingale gets caught by a hawk and pleas for life because he is such a small bit of a meal. Too bad. Yum, yum.

A bird caught is better than more uncaught.

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