Aesop, Sadeler, Johann (I), Toeput, Lodewijk, Venice, Emblems in a landscape, River landscape with Hercules and the carter, verso lower left - stamped, River landscape with a scene from the fable 'Hercules and the carter' by Aesop. In the foreground a carter is kneeling on the ground. He has folded his hands in prayer. Next to him is his ox cart that has sunk in the mud. He prays to Hercules and asks for his help. In the middle background a bridge over a river. This is the representation of an emblem, where the moral of the story prescribes that praying is only effective if it is accompanied by the necessary effort. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, height 212 mm, width 267 mm, South Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1599 - 1599, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1550 - 1603, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Greek, -620 - -564, schrijver
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Aesop, Sadeler, Johann, I, Toeput, Lodewijk, Venice, Emblems, landscape, River landscape, Hercules, carter, verso lower, left, - stamped, scene, fable, foreground, kneeling, ground, folded, hands, prayer, Next, ox cart, sunk, mud, prays, asks, help, middle background, bridge, river, representation, emblem, moral, story prescribes, praying, effective, accompanied, necessary effort, print, Latin caption, prints, height 212 mm, width 267 mm, South Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1599 - 1599, paper, papier, engraving, printing process, Work conception, 1550 - 1603, design, Publication, Event, publisher, uitgever, Greek, -620 - -564, schrijver
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