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The Farmer's Treasure, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'

Crane, Walter, 1900, Publisher's print
The Farmer's Treasure, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Farmer's Treasure, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Farmer's Treasure, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
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Item no
40085
Title
The Farmer's Treasure, illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Description
An old man, lying on a bed, motions with one hand to three younger men at the foot of the bed; another figure also looks on from the head. In the room behind them, leaning beside the door frame, is a collection of agricultural tools. In the background, through the doorway, is a tree and a field, and proud against the horizon, a figure scattering seed. The rhyme reads:
"The Farmer's Treasure

Dig deeply, my sons! Through this field!
There's a treasure - he died: unrevealed
The spot where 'twas laid,
They dug as he bade;
And the treasure was found in the yield.

Productive labour is the only source of wealth."
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​
£6.10(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF​
£31.00(inc. VAT 20%)
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