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Fable of the Newt and the Oak
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In a forest, a large oak tree is surrounded by other trees. The fable describes how the elm was banished from the forest by the oak because the elm wished to live without the other trees. The moral of the story emphasizes that a ruler is dependent on his subjects.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineFabel van de olm en de eik. 1608. Aegidius Sadeler (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
