Artist: Francis Barlow (c. 1626 – 1704) was an English painter, etcher, and illustrator.
Title: The Wolves and Sheep. Illustration from Aesop's Fables.
Dimensions: Image 5" x 6 1/4". Sheet 8 1/4" x 7 1/2".
Publisher: William Godbid, the person involved in the 17th-century publishing trade.
Edition: Aesop's Fables with his Life: in English, French, and Latin. London: William Godbid for Francis Barlow, 1666 (1st edition).
Date: 1666.
Materials and Techniques: etching and letterpress.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Cropped. A brown spot on the upper margin. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Fable IX, p. 19.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 2005,0331.9.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: English School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from fablesofaesop.com and the description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.
- The first edition was largely destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666.
- Weaken your defenses at your own peril.