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A fly is standing among ants swarming about the hollow base of a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
Wellcome Collection

A fly is standing among ants swarming about the hollow base of a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.

http://data.europeana.eu/agent/111158 · 1663

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Lettering: 33. The fly and the ant. W. Hollar fecit 1663

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