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The Frightened Lion, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'

Crane, Walter, 1900, Publisher's print
The Frightened Lion, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Frightened Lion, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Frightened Lion, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
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Item no
40047
Title
The Frightened Lion, illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Description
A startled lion looks blankly out of the picture frame while a small bullfrog, mouth open, looks back at him through a rush-like plant. Behind the lion is a backdrop of pinnate-leafed plants and two swallows. Beside the lion is the rhyme:
"The Frightened Lion

A Bullfrog, according to rule,
Sat a-croak in his usual pool:
And he laughed in his heart
As a Lion did start
In a fright from the brink like a fool.

Imaginary fears are the worst."
Artist / maker
Date
1900
Size
17.8 x 18.8 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
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Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG​
£7.32(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF​
£37.20(inc. VAT 20%)
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