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Fable of the Doves and the Hawks from Aesop's Fables
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Fable of the Doves and the Hawks from Aesop's Fables

Hendrik Numan · 1746 - 1788 · houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The doves are besieged by a kite and call for help from hawks, which are larger and stronger than the kite. The hawks, however, prove to be even more dangerous.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printdove-cotepredatory birds: hawkfables
Credit lineFabel van de duiven en de havikken uit de Aesopus fabelen. 1746 - 1788. Hendrik Numan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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