The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics. Artist: Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626-1704 London). Dimensions: sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (25.3 x 18.5 cm). Date: ca. 1668.England's first native book illustrator and professional etcher, Francis Barlow is best remembered for his accomplished depictions of animals and birds. This design relates to an etching, one of a group of fifty commissioned by the enterprising publisher John Ogilby to illustrate fables in the manner of Aesop. In the related story, the humble goat remains safely on a hill and resists the enticements of the kingly lion, who secretly wishes to eat him. The moral of the tale suits the tumultuous politics of the period: "Better be Captain in the smallest Fort, Than be commanded in a Princes Court.". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics. Artist: Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626-1704 London). Dimensions: sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (25.3 x 18.5 cm). Date: ca. 1668.England's first native book illustrator and professional etcher, Francis Barlow is best remembered for his accomplished depictions of animals and birds. This design relates to an etching, one of a group of fifty commissioned by the enterprising publisher John Ogilby to illustrate fables in the manner of Aesop. In the related story, the humble goat remains safely on a hill and resists the enticements of the kingly lion, who secretly wishes to eat him. The moral of the tale suits the tumultuous politics of the period: "Better be Captain in the smallest Fort, Than be commanded in a Princes Court.". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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