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Fable of the Fox, the Dog and the Hare
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground a fox and a hare. In the background a dog runs after a hare while the fox watches. The fable describes how the fox is threatened with death by a dog. He persuades the dog to go hunting for a hare. The moral of the story warns against bad friends.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFabel van de vos, de hond en de haas. 1608 - 1679. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
