Sadeler, Aegidius, Gheeraerts, Marcus (I), Praag, Fable of the Woman and the Chicken, A woman holds a knife to the throat of a chicken and is ready to slaughter the animal. In the background a farm. The fable describes how a chicken lays a golden egg every day. Her owner is greedy and slaughters the chicken in the hope of discovering the source of the gold. The moral of the story teaches that one should be content with what one has., print, book illustration, prints, height 96 mm, width 112 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, English, 1520 - 1590, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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