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Wenceslaus Hollar|Aesop|John Ogilby

The Dog in the Manger (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)

1666
Etching; first state of two
25 × 19.5 cm (9.8 × 7.7 in)

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