Sadeler, Aegidius, Gheeraerts, Marcus (I), Praag, Fable of the Magpie with the Peacock Feathers, A magpie is stripped of its feathers by five peacocks. The fable describes how a magpie has adorned itself with peacock feathers to belong to the peacocks. However, it is unmasked and pecked and plucked by the peacocks. The moral of the story teaches that one should stick to one's own rank., print, book illustration, prints, height 96 mm, width 112 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, English, 1520 - 1590, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher