A magpie and an ostrich are in discussion with an assembly of wild animals looking on from above. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

  • Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.
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1743
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39412i
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A magpie and an ostrich are in discussion with an assembly of wild animals looking on from above. Etching by J. E. Ridinger. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The assembly of animals which includes a lion, a tiger and a lynx, is resting on a rocky vault and the birds are on a platform below which makes the scene appear theatrical

Illustration of a fable about discontent with one's social status

Publication/Creation

Aug[usta] Vindel[icorum] [Augsburg] : J. E. Ridinger, 1743.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 29.5 x 24 cm

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Fabul V: Missvergnügen über seinen Stand hillft nichts zur Zufridenheit. J. E. Ridinger inv. sculp. et excud. Aug. Vindel. 1743 Lettering continues repeating the German title in French and Latin Bears number (in pencil) bottom left : T 769

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Wellcome Collection 39412i

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