Figures
1.1 Anon., Fox and Raven, in Bayeux Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestry Museum, Bayeux (Photo University of Wisconsin. https://www.uwosh.edu/bayeux/) 5
1.2 Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Wolf and Crane and Wolf and Lamb, after 1275, detail of the Fontana Maggiore of Perugia, Italy (Photo G. dallorto. Wikimedia Commons) 6
1.3 Marie de France, Fables, opening page, illustrations by the Maître of Jean de Papeleu, 1285â1292. BnF Bibliothèque de lâArsenal, Ms. 3142 fol. 256r 7
1.4 Wolf and Crane in Heinrich Steinhöwel, Vita et fabulae Aesopi, woodcut illustration by Johann Zainer (Ulm, Johann Zainer: ca. 1476) fol. 69r. Ãsterreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna 8
1.5 Anon., Animal Fable Protagonists in John Locke, Aesopâs Fables, in English and Latin, interlineary, for the Benefit of those who not having a Master would learn either of these tongues. With Sculptures (London, For A. and J. Churchil: 1703) [fol. XVr]. British Library 11
1.6 Johann Georg Puschner, frontispiece, in Esopi Leben und auserlesene Fabeln mit deutlichen Erklärungen, nutzlichen Tugend-Lehren, und hierzu dienlichen saubern Kupfern (Nürnberg, Peter Conrad Monath: 1731). Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen 12
2.1 Rooster and Gemstone, in Gilles Corrozet, Les fables du tresancien Esope (Paris, Denis Janot: 1542) fol. A viiivâB ir. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-1003 31
2.2 Raven and Fox, in La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Estienne Groulleau: 1547) fol. H iiivâiiiir. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, A.gr.b.187 32
2.3 Raven and Fox, in Julien Macho, Subtilles fables de Esope (Lyon, Matthias Huss â Johann Schabeler: 1484) fol. d viiir. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-98 33
2.4 Title page La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Estienne Groulleau: 1547) Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, A.gr.b.187 36
2.5 Wolf and Lamb, in La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Estienne Groulleau: 1547) fol. G iiir. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, A.gr.b.187 and Gilles Corrozet, Fables du tres ancien Esope (Paris, Denis Janot: 1542) fol. Biv. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-1003 38
2.6 Wolf and Lamb, in La vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Lyon, Balthazar Arnoullet: 1550) 86. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 8 ° W A.gr.78 39
2.7 Dog and His Shadow, in La vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Lyon, Balthazar Arnoullet: 1550) 80. Munich, University Library, 8 ° W A.gr.78 39
2.8 Fox and Stork, in La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Antwerp, Ameet Tavernier for Jean Bellère: 1561) fol. e iiir. Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, A: 154.10 Eth. 39
2.9 Cock and the Jewel, in Les Fables et la vie dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Nicolas Bonfons: [1580]) fol. 22r. Mannheim, Universitätsbibliothek, Sch 074/225 40
2.10 Frogs Asking for a King, in La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Estienne Groulleau: 1547) fol. I ir. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, A.gr.b.187 44
2.11 Frogs Asking for a King, in La vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Lyon, Balthazar Arnoullet: 1550) 108. Munich, University Library, 8 ° W.A.gr.78 45
2.12 Dog and His Shadow, in La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Estienne Groulleau: 1547) fol. G vr. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, A.gr.b.187 45
3.1 Horse and Lion, woodcut illustration in Gilles Corrozet, Les Fables du tresancien Esope phrigien (Paris, Denis Janot: 1542), Fable 32. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-1003 57
3.2 Bernard Salomon, Horse and Lion, woodcut illustration in Gilles Corrozet, Les Fables dâEsope Phrygien [â¦] (Lyon, Jean de Tournes â Guillaume Gazeau: 1549) 70, Fable 32. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel 58
3.3 Lion and Horse, in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 6â7. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 60
3.4 Raven and Scorpion, in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 198â199. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 65
4.1 Marcus Gheeraerts, title page, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567). Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 85
4.2 Marcus Gheeraerts, Blacksmith and Dog, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 34â35. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 86
4.3 Marcus Gheeraerts, Ass, Camel, Buffalo, and Mule, etching, in anonymous print series ([Antwerp, Philip Galle]: ca. 1578). Auction Marc Van de Wiele, 6â7 March 2009, lot 657. Actual whereabouts unknown 87
4.4a Tailless Monkey, wall tile, glazed earthenware, 13.7 Ã 13.5 cm, Rotterdam, 1600â1625. Rotterdam Museum, object number 810 87
4.4b Dog with Piece of Meat, wall tile, glazed earthenware, 13.4 Ã 13.2 cm, Netherlands, 1620â1640. Rotterdam Museum, object number 17699 88
4.4c [Aegidius Sadeler], Monkey and Fox, in [Aegidius Sadeler], Theatrum morum. Artliche gesprach der thier (Prague, Paul Sesse: 1608) 204 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-5262 88
4.5a Marcus Gheeraerts, preparatory drawing for the title page of Esbatement moral des animaux. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1917r 89
4.5b Marcus Gheeraerts, title page, etching in Anon., Esbatement moral des animaux (Antwerp, Philip Galle: 1578). Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-P-YE-550 89
4.6 Marcus Gheeraerts, Aesop and Animals, preparatory drawing for a title page. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1918r 90
4.7a Marcus Gheeraerts, Ass, Camel, Buffalo, and Mule, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1973r 90
4.7b Marcus Gheeraerts, Goat and Wolf, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1925r 90
4.8a Marcus Gheeraerts, Ass, Camel, Buffalo, and Mule, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 106. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 91
4.8b Marcus Gheeraerts, Goat and Wolf, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 58 Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 91
4.9 Marcus Gheeraerts, Eagle and Snail, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 2020r 92
4.10a Marcus Gheeraerts, Bear and Two Compagnons, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1940r 92
4.10b Marcus Gheeraerts, verso of preparatory drawing for Bear and Two Compagnons. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1940v 92
4.11a Marcus Gheeraerts, Man Calling for Death, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1954r 93
4.11b Marcus Gheeraerts, Man Calling for Death, etching in Anon., Esbatement moral des animaux (Antwerp, Philip Galle: 1578) fol. 5r. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-P-YE-550 93
4.11c Marcus Gheeraerts, Fox and Monkey, etching in Anon., Esbatement moral des animaux (Antwerp, Philip Galle: 1578) fol. 96r. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-P-YE-550 93
4.12 Anon., Aesop and Animals, woodcut engraving, in Anon., Les Fables et la Vie dâEsope phrygien traduite de nouveau en françois selon la verité grecque. Nouvellement augmenteez et enrichies de plusieurs figures tant en la Vie, que ez Fables dâiceluy, non encores par cy devant imprimées (Paris, Hierosme de Marnef â Guillaume Cavellat: 1578) 5. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES P-YB-65 94
4.13 [Aegidius Sadeler], Bison and Fox, in [Aegidius Sadeler], Theatrum morum. Artliche gesprach der thier (Prague, Paul Sesse: 1608) 21. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-5262 94
4.14a Bernard Salomon, Serpent and Jupiter, woodcut engraving in Gilles Corrozet, Les Fables dâEsope Phrygien [â¦] (Lyon, Jean de Tournes â Guillaume Gazeau: 1549) 200. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel (http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/li-63-2/start.htm?image=00202) 95
4.14b Marcus Gheeraerts, Serpent and Jupiter, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1935r 95
4.15a Bernard Salomon, Blacksmith and Dog, woodcut engraving in Gilles Corrozet, Les Fables dâEsope Phrygien [â¦] (Lyon, Jean de Tournes â Guillaume Gazeau: 1549) 196. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel (http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/li-63-2/start.htm?image=00198) 96
4.15b Marcus Gheeraerts, Blacksmith and Dog, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1941r 96
4.16a Marcus Gheeraerts, Goshawk and Nightingale, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 2017r 97
4.16b Marcus Gheeraerts, verso of preparatory drawing for Goshawk and Nightingale. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 2017v 97
4.16c Marcus Gheeraerts, Goshawk and Nightingale, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 148. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 97
4.17a Marcus Gheeraerts, Serpent and Jupiter, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1935r 98
4.17b Marcus Gheeraerts, Serpent and Jupiter, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 14. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 98
4.18a Marcus Gheeraerts, Monkey and Fox, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1970r 99
4.18b Marcus Gheeraerts, Monkey and Fox, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 74. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 99
4.19a Marcus Gheeraerts, Dog and Its Shadow, preparatory drawing. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1828r 100
4.19b Marcus Gheeraerts, Dog and Its Shadow, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 22. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 100
4.20 Marcus Gheeraerts, verso of preparatory drawing for Dog and His Shadow. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 1928v 101
4.21 Marcus Gheeraerts, verso of preparatory drawing for Phoenix. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, C 2001v 101
5.1 Jan Raes I and II, Pergola tapestry, portière, 360 à 270 cm, 1600â1625 (Photo: The Royal Manufacturers De Wit [Mechelen]) 118
5.2 Jan Raes II, Lion and Horse, tapestry, 342 à 507 cm, ca. 1600. Auction Hôtel Drouot, 19 January 2021, lot 78 119
5.3 Marcus Gheeraerts, Lion and Horse, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 6. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 119
5.4 Isaac van Oosten, Lion and Horse, oil on panel, 19.3 Ã 25.2 cm, no date. Auction Christieâs, 26 January 2022 120
5.5 Jan Raes I, Verdure with an Ostrich (Ostrich and Nightingale), tapestry, 336 Ã 238 cm, ca. 1600. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Vilnius, Inv. no. VR-130P (Photo: Vytautas Abramauskas) 120
5.6 Marcus Gheeraerts, Ostrich and Nightingale, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 212. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 121
5.7 Aubusson Manufacture, Verdure with Ostrich and Foliage (Ostrich and Nightingale), tapestry, 185 Ã 150 cm, ca. 1750, France (Photo: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/wall-decorations/tapestry/18th-century-french-aubusson-verdure-tapestry-ostrich-foliage/id-f_8621743/) 121
5.8a Marcus Gheeraerts, Rooster and Turkey, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 190. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 122
5.8b Jan Raes II, âParc Sauvagesâ Tapestry, 350 Ã 318 cm, ca. 1600 (Photo: Mullany, Haute Epoque Fine Art) 122
5.9 Jan Raes I, Game Park with Hunters, tapestry, 391.2 Ã 348.0 cm, ca. 1580â1600 (Photo: The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Original DB ID: 2158 http://hdl.handle.net/10020/97p7_307039) 123
5.10 Marcus Gheeraerts, Lying Shepherd, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 167. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 123
5.11 Wolf and Sheep, detail from Combat of Panther and Wolf, tapestry, Brussels, 16th century. Auction Olivier dâYthurbide and Benoît Fauquenot, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine 124
5.12 Jan van Kessel, detail from The Four Continents: Europe, oil on copper, 1644. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen â Alte Pinakothek München, Inv. nr. 1910 124
5.13 Anon., Hunters in a Landscape; the right side shows Lying Shepherd, oil on canvas, 98.4 Ã 128.9 cm, Germany, late 17th century. Auction Christieâs 26 January 2022, lot 160 125
5.14 Six animals, field of six wall tiles, glazed earthenware, 40.5 Ã 27.3 cm (per tile 13.0 Ã 13.6 cm), Rotterdam (?), 1600â1625. Rotterdam Museum, object number 5351 125
5.15 Marcus Gheeraerts, Lion, Ass, and Fox, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 52. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 126
5.16 Game Park with Lion Attacking Wild Ass, tapestry, 345 Ã 465 cm, ca. 1610â1620 (Photo: The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Original DB ID: 2158. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/97p7_307273) 126
5.17 Lion attacking Ass, detail at the bottom part of Verdure with Animals, tapestry, 318 Ã 225 cm, Edingen, ca. 1600. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, BK-16114 (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20034374) 127
5.18 Nicasius Aerts, The Blessing of Jacob by Isaac, tapestry, 342 Ã 326 cm, late 16thâearly 17th century. Philadelphia Museum of Art (https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/37697) 128
5.19 Nicasius Aerts, The Death of Patroclus, tapestry, 360 Ã 393 cm, ca. 1620 (Photo: The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Original DB ID: 1699. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/97p7_306456) 129
5.20 Nicasius Aerts, Scipio and Massinissa, tapestry, 343 Ã 329 cm, ca. 1575â1600 (Photo: The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Original DB ID: 6067. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/97p7_313591) 130
5.21 Nicasius Aerts, Lion attacking Man, valance, 48 Ã 170 cm, ca. 1575â1625 (Photo: The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Original DB ID: 5445. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/97p7_310412) 130
5.22 Pergola with Figures, tapestry, 340.5 Ã 465 cm, ca. 1575â1650. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession Number 05.4 131
5.23a Stork and Frogs, detail from Philip De Maecht, Latona and Her Children, tapestry, 421.5 Ã 452 cm, 1620. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Accession no. WA1937.84 (https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/351273) 131
5.23b Marcus Gheeraerts, Jupiter and Frogs, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 52. Bibliothèque nationale de France RES-YI-19 132
5.24 Jan Raes II, Pergola with Bacchic Caryatids and Atlantes, 344 Ã 399 cm, 1600â1625. The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Original DB ID: 2390 132
5.25a Jan Raes II, Elephant and Dragon, tapestry, ca. 350 à 430 cm. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 133
5.25b Marcus Gheeraerts, Elephant and Dragon, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 90. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 133
5.26 Jan Raes II, Ostrich and Nightingale, tapestry, ca. 335 à 240 cm. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 134
5.27 Marcus Gheeraerts, Swan and Sork, etching in Eduard de Dene â Marcus Gheeraerts, De warachtighe fabulen der dieren (Bruges, Pieter de Clerck for Marcus Gheeraerts: 1567) 200. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YI-19 135
5.28 Jan Raes II, Sick Stag, tapestry. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 135
5.29 Jan Raes II, The large tapestry covering the back wall including its adjacent wall parts in the Grand Salon; a large chimney divides the tapestry in two halves. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 136
5.30 Jan Raes II, Eight of the nine parts of four different tapestries making the large tapestry of the Grand Salon, Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 137
5.31 Jan Raes II, Horse and Lion, tapestry, ca. 350 à 550 cm. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 138
5.32 Jan Raes II, Eagle, Sparrow, and Hare, tapestry, ca. 370 Ã 335 cm. Private collection (Photo: firm Royal Manufacturers De Wit) 139
5.33 Jan Raes II, Lion, Ass, and Fox, tapestry. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 140
5.34 Jan Raes II, Swan and Stork, tapestry. Château de Serrant (France) (Photo: Guillaume Chueca) 141
6.1 Roelant Savery (attr.), Aesop Crowned by Two Monkeys, c.1623, oil on canvas, 56.5 Ã 82 cm. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, SK-A-366 144
6.2 François Chauveau, frontispiece, in Gabriel Audin, Fables héroïques (Paris, Jean Gaillard: 1648). Bibliothèque nationale de France, 16-YE-6646 145
6.3 Johann Zainer, Portrait of Aesop, frontispiece, in Heinrich Steinhöwel, Vita et fabulae Aesopi (Ulm, Johann Zainer: ca. 1476). Ãsterreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna 147
6.4 Claudine Bouzonne-Stella (after Jacques Stella), The Branle, print, 25.1 Ã 32 cm, in Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, Pastorales (Paris, Galleries du Louvre: 1667). Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, BI-B-2258-7 151
6.5 Antoine Caron, The Fables, in Blaise de Vigenère, Les images ou tableaux de platte peinture des deux Philostrates sophistes grecs, et Les statues de Callistrate (Paris, Chez la veufue Abel lâAngelier [â¦] et la veufue M. Guillemot: 1615) 18. Getty Research Institute 152
6.6 Roelant Savery (circle of), Aesopus and the Animals in a Landscape, 1628, oil on panel, 76.7 Ã 104.6 cm. Present whereabouts unknown 153
6.7 Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, title page, etching in Anon., Esbatement moral des animaux (Antwerp, Philip Galle: 1578). Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES P-YE-550 155
6.8 Portrait of Aesop, engraving, in Anon., La Vie et fables dâEsope Phrygien (Paris, Estienne Groulleau: 1547) fol. A IIIr. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, A.gr.b.187 157
6.9 Pieter van der Borcht (circle of), Title page, engraving in Anon., Les Fables et la Vie dâEsope (Antwerp, LâImprimerie plantinienne, chez la Vefve, et Jean Mourentorf: 1593). Vienna, Ãsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, 39.Mm.3 ALT PRUNK 157
6.10 Francis Cleyn, frontispiece, etching, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse (London, Thomas Warren for Andrew Crook: 1651) (© The Trustees of the British Museum) 158
6.11 Wencelas Hollar, title page, etching, in John Ogilbyâs The Fables of Ãsop Paraphrasâd in Verse: Adorned with Sculpture and Illustrated with Annotations (London, 1665) (© The Trustees of the British Museum) 158
7.1 Francis Cleyn, Fox and Goat, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse, and Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Warren for A. Crook: 1651) plate facing p. 47. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-431 173
7.2 Francis Cleyn, Fly and the Ant, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse, and Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Warren for A. Crook: 1651) plate facing p. 23. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-431 174
7.3 Francis Cleyn, Fox and Ape, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse, and Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Warren for A. Crook: 1651) plate facing p. 23. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-431 176
7.4 Francis Cleyn, Rebellion of Hands and Feet, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse, and Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Warren for A. Crook: 1651) plate facing p. 13. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-431 177
7.5 Francis Cleyn, Wolf and Lamb, and Wolf and Crane, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse, and Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Warren for A. Crook: 1651) plate facing p. 41. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-431 180
7.6 Wenceslaus Hollar, Tortoise and Eagle, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse: Adornâd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations. The second edition (London, Thomas Roycroft, for the author: 1668) plate facing p. 133. Folger Shakespeare Library 181
7.7 Wenceslaus Hollar, Frogs and Sun (Frogs on the Dam), in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse: Adornâd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations. The second edition (London, Thomas Roycroft, for the author: 1668), plate facing p. 207. Folger Shakespeare Library 182
7.8 Wenceslaus Hollar, Swan and Stork, in John Ogilby, Aesopicâs, or, a Second Collection of Fables: Paraphrasâd in Verse, Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Thomas Roycroft for the author: 1668), plate facing p. 11. Folger Shakespeare Library 185
7.9 Wenceslaus Hollar, Wolf and Fox, in John Ogilby, Aesopicâs, or, a Second Collection of Fables: Paraphrasâd in Verse, Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Thomas Roycroft for the author: 1668), plate facing p. 52. Folger Shakespeare Library 186
7.10 François Chauveau, Mountain in Labour, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies (Paris, Claude Barbin: 1668) 215 Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-881 189
7.11 Marcus Gheeraerts, Mountain in Labour, in Anon., Esbatement moral des animaux (Antwerp, Gerard Smits for Philip Galle: 1578) fol. 46r. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES P-YE-550 189
7.12 Francis Cleyn, Mountain in Labour, in John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop Paraphrasâd in Verse, and Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Warren for A. Crook: 1651) plate facing p. 23. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YB-431 190
7.13 Wenceslaus Hollar, Mountain in Labour, in John Ogilby, Aesopicâs, or, a Second Collection of Fables: Paraphrasâd in Verse, Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Thomas Roycroft for the author: 1668), plate facing p. 21. Folger Shakespeare Library 191
7.14 Wenceslaus Hollar, Painter and Devil, in John Ogilby, Aesopicâs, or, a Second Collection of Fables: Paraphrasâd in Verse, Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Thomas Roycroft for the author: 1668), plate facing p. 74. Folger Shakespeare Library 198
7.15 Francis Barlow, Carpenter and Mercury, in John Ogilby, Aesopicâs, or, a Second Collection of Fables: Paraphrasâd in Verse, Adornâd with Sculpture (London, Thomas Roycroft for the author: 1668), plate facing p. 107. Folger Shakespeare Library 199
7.16 François Chauveau, Carpenter and Mercury, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies (Paris, Claude Barbin: 1668) 195. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-881 200
7.17 François Chauveau, Wallet, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies (Paris, Claude Barbin: 1668) 15. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-881 203
7.18 Anon., Wallet, or Jupiter and Momus, in Philip Ayres, Mythologia ethica (London, Printed for Thomas Hawkins: 1689) 128. British Library 637.f.13 203
8.1 Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu (engraver), after Nicolas de Largillière (1729), Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Jean-Baptiste Oudry (designer of the frame), etching and engraving, ca. 1755, plate 350 à 235 mm, sheet 475 à 320 mm. MAH Musée dâart et dâhistoire, Ville de Genève. Ancien fonds, E 2019-0760 (© Musée dâart et dâhistoire, Ville de Genève) 212
8.2 Jean-Baptiste Oudry (designer) â Charles-Nicolas Cochin and Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis (engravers), frontispiece, etching and engraving, plate 303 mm à 233 mm, sheet 472 mm à 318 mm, in Jean de La Fontaine: Fables choisies mises en vers, ed. Jean-Louis Regnard de Montenault, 4 vols. (Paris, Desaint & Saillant â Durand: 1755â1759), vol. 1. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Geneva (© Fondation Martin Bodmer) 213
8.3 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass, 1747, oil on canvas, 118 cm à 76 cm. Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV6212 (© Château de Versailles; Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin) 216
8.4 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Fox and Stork, 1747, oil on canvas, 118 cm à 76 cm. Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV6213 (© Château de Versailles; Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin) 217
8.5 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Two Goats, 1747, oil on canvas, 100 cm à 140 cm. Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV6135 (© Château de Versailles; Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin) 218
8.6 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Bitch and Her Companion, 1747, oil on canvas, 100 cm à 140 cm. Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV5483 (© Château de Versailles; Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin) 218
8.7 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Stag Seeing Himself in the Water, 1747, oil on canvas, 100 cm à 140 cm. Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV5482 (© Château de Versailles; Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin) 219
8.8 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Wolf and Lamb, 1747, oil on canvas, 100 cm à 140 cm. Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV6134 (© Château de Versailles; Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin) 219
8.9 Jean-Baptiste Oudry â Charles-Nicolas Cochin (designers) and Claude-Olivier Gallimard (engraver), The Two Goats, etching, plate 286 mm à 212 mm, sheet 487 mm à 313 mm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, ed. Jean-Louis Regnard de Montenault, 4 vols. (Paris, Desaint & Saillant â Durand: 1755â1759), vol. 4., Fondation Martin Bodmer, Geneva (© Fondation Martin Bodmer) 241
8.10 François Chauveau (workshop) â Nicolas Guérard, The Two Goats, 1693 (1694), etching, 55 mm à 67 mm. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Smith Lesouef R-817 (© Bibliothèque nationale de France) 242
8.11 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Wolf and Lamb, 1729, mounting: blue ink wash, drawing: pen, brush, black ink, grey ink wash, white gouache highlights, on grey-blue paper, 240 mm à 190 mm (inside frame). Private collection (Photo from Bibliothèque Raphaël Esmerian, vol. 3, no. 46, Planche XXII. Bibliothèque de Genève, X 6441 / 3. © Bibliothèque de Genève) 246
8.12 Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Monkey and Cat, 1732, mounting: blue ink wash, drawing: pen, brush, black ink, grey ink wash, white gouache highlights, on grey-blue paper, 308 mm à 258 mm (full sheet), 240 mm à 190 mm (inside frame), 34 mm (blue frame). The Morgan Library & Museum, New York (© The Morgan Library & Museum, New York) 247
9.1 C.W. Royaards â C. Hissink, âGroundfloor of the Johan de Witthuis, Kneuterdijk 6, The Hagueâ (with additions by the author L. Wepler), 1963 [2019], Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Dok.nr. BT-006577 258
9.2 La Fontaine-Room in the Johan de Witthuis, The Hague in 2019 (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 260
9.3 Aert Schouman (circle of), Rooster and Pearl, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 148.5 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 264
9.4 Aert Schouman (circle of), Fox and Raven, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 126.5 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 265
9.5 Aert Schouman (circle of), Frogs and King, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 87 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 266
9.6 Aert Schouman (circle of), Bird and Arrow, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 98 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 267
9.7 Aert Schouman (circle of), Wolf and Stork, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 165 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 270
9.8 Aert Schouman (circle of), Fable of Mouse, Cat and Rooster, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 174.5 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 271
9.9 Aert Schouman (circle of), Eagle and Beetle, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 201.5 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 272
9.10 Aert Schouman (circle of), Hare and Partridge, painted ca. 1779â1790. Oil on canvas, 282 à 208.5 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 273
9.11 François Chauveau (engraver and designer), Rooster and Pearl, engraving, 5 à 6.6 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers (Paris, Claude Barbin: 1668) 43. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-881 278
9.12 Jean-Baptiste Oudry (designer) â Pierre Chenu (engraver), Rooster and Pearl, etching and engraving, 28.5 à 21 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, ed. Charles-Antoine Jombert, 4 vols. (Paris, Desaint & Saillant â Durand: 1755â1759), vol. 1, plate facing p. 40. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-113 278
9.13 Jean-Baptiste Oudry (designer) â Pierre François Tardieu (engraver), Fox and Raven, etching and engraving, 28.5 à 21 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, ed. Charles-Antoine Jombert, 4 vols. (Paris, Desaint â Saillant-Durand: 1755â1759), vol. 1, plate facing p. 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-113 279
9.14 Ignace Duvivier (designer) â Jacques-Joseph Coiny and Jean Pierre Simon (engravers), Fox and Raven, engraving, 7.5 Ã 5 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables, 6 vols. (Paris, Pierre Didot: 1787), vol. 1, plate facing p. 4. Private collection 279
9.15 François Chauveau (engraver and designer), Fox and Raven. engraving, 5 à 6.6 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers (Paris, Claude Barbin: 1668) 5. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-881 279
9.16 Jean-Baptiste Oudry (designer) â Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (engraver), Wolf and Stork, etching and engraving, 28.5 à 21 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, ed. Charles-Antoine Jombert, 4 vols. (Paris, Desaint â Saillant-Durand: 1755â1759), vol. 1, plate facing p. 106. Bibliothèque nationale de France, RES-YE-113 280
9.17 François Chauveau (engraver and designer), Wolf and Stork, engraving, 5 à 6.6 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers (Paris, Claude Barbin: 1668) 117 280
9.18 Jean Pierre Louis Houël (designer) â Ãtienne Fessard (engraver), Wolf and Stork, engraving, 12.5 à 7.8 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, 6 vols. (Paris, Ãtienne Fessard: 1765), vol. 2, plate facing p. 24. Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Arsenal, RESERVE 8-BL-16871 (2) 281
9.19 Aert Schouman (circle of), Wolf and Stork, painted ca. 1779â1790, with garland reconstruction by Ruth Jongsma, oil on canvas, 282 à 165 cm, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague (© Photo Ruth Jongsma 2019) 281
9.20 Philipp Jakob Loutherbourg (designer) â Ãtienne Fessard (engraver), Rooster and Pearl, engraving, 4.5 à 7.5 cm, in Jean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, 6 vols. (Paris, Ãtienne Fessard: 1765), vol. 1, p. 45. Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, TC-17-4 282
9.21 Philipp Jakob Loutherbourg (designer) â Ãtienne Fessard (engraver), Rooster and Pearl, engraving, 8 à 8 cm, inJean de La Fontaine, Fables choisies mises en vers, 6 vols. (Paris, Ãtienne Fessard: 1765), vol. 1, p. 46. Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, TC-17-4 282
11.1 Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Fables (Paris, P. Didot lâaîné: 1792), plate facing p. 67. Bibliothèque nationale de France, YE-13394 323
12.1a Anon., chapter VI of Du Laboureur & du Taureau, in Nouveau traitté dâéducation divisé en deux parties (Amsterdam, Estienne Roger: 1716) 47. Grenoble, Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble, F. 9182 333
12.1b Anon., Du Laboureur & du Taureau, engraving, in Nouveau traitté dâéducation divisé en deux parties (Amsterdam, Estienne Roger: 1716) 75. Grenoble, Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble, F. 9182 333
12.2 Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, La Cigale et la Fourmi, in Fables choisies pour les enfants (Paris, Plon-Nourrit & Cie: 1888). Bibliothèque nationale de France, 4-YE-194 335
12.3 Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, âTable des matièresâ, in Fables choisies pour les enfants (Paris, Plon-Nourrit & Cie: 1888). Bibliothèque nationale de France, 4-YE-194 337
12.4 Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, La Grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le bÅuf, in Fables choisies pour les enfants (Paris, Plon-Nourrit & Cie: 1888). Bibliothèque nationale de France, 4-YE-194 338
12.5 Anon., Puzzle depicting Le Renard et la Cigogne and Le Loup et le Chien, 19th century. Château-Thierry, Musée Jean de La Fontaine (Photo: Lisanne Wepler) 340
12.6 Victor Cholet, âà trompeur trompeur et demiâ, in Fables de La Fontaine mises en action: à trompeur, trompeur et demi ou le Renard et la Cigogne (Paris, Lavigne: 1843). Bibliothèque nationale de France, R-28980) 6â7 341
12.7 A. Carrière-Doisin, La Cigale et la Fourmi in Les Fables mises en action, suivies de pièces fugitives et de quelques comédies, par M. C*** (Paris, Victor De Senne: 1787) 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France, YF-4479 343
12.8 A. Carrière-Doisin, Les Fables mises en action, suivies de pièces fugitives et de quelques comédies, par M. C*** (Paris, Victor De Senne: 1787) 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France, YF-4479 345
Tables
2.1 Table of Anonyme de 1547 editions, 16th century 47
3.1 Sources of De warachtighe fabulen 61
3.2 End rhyme and inner rhyme of The Raven and the Scorpion, second strophe 66
3.3 Direct and occasional translations and adaptations of De warachtighe fabulen 69