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The Fox and the Grapes, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Crane, Walter, 1900, Publisher's print
The Fox and the Grapes, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Fox and the Grapes, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
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Title
The Fox and the Grapes, illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Description
A young Grecian figure sits on a wall or plinth beside an arch laden with grapes. In their hands is a scroll with the words "Aesop's Fables" on it; a fox, standing on its hind legs, looks up. The accompanying text reads,
"The Fox and the Grapes
This fox has a longing for grapes,
He jumps, but the bunch still escapes.
So he goes away sour;
And, 'tis said, to this hour
Declares that he's no taste for grapes.
The grapes of disappointment are always sour."
Artist / maker
Crane, Walter
Date
1900
Size
17.8 x 18.8 cm
Type
Publisher's print
Location
Art and Design Library
Illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop', a book for the nursery created by Walter Crane (1845 - 1915), and first published in 1887.
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Baby's Own Aesop
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