The Bear and the Beehive

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A panicked bear runs away from bees swarming around its head, after it raided and turned over their hives.

The bear and the beehive.

Artist

Name:: Griset, Ernest
Dates:: 1844-1907
Countries:: France, UK

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: California Digital Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Æsop's fables (Griset)
Authors:: Æsop; Rundell, Joseph Benjamin
Publisher:: London, New York: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, n.d. [1869?]
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A panicked bear runs away from bees swarming around its head, after it raided and turned over their hives.

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