The Frogs Desiring a King

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The frogs desiring a king.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François; Pannemaker, Stéphane
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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Description:

A stork sitting on the bank of a pond is busy eating frogs. More frogs are swarming at its feet, seemingly unsure whether to come to him or leap away.

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