STARVING MUSICIAN WITH LUTE BEGGING FOR FOOD,1878 Antique Print
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THE
GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT
FROM
THE PAINTING BY T.G. VIBERT
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Approximate Size of Plate without borders: 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 Ins
Approximate Overall Size of Plate: 16 3/4 x 11 1/4 Ins
DESCRIPTION: The Ant and the Grasshopper, also known as The Grasshopper and the Ant or
The Grasshopper and the Ants, is a fable attributed to Aesop that gives a moral
lesson about hard work and preparation. It concerns a grasshopper who spends
the warm months singing away while the ant (or ants in some editions) works
to store up food for winter. When the winter does come, the famished grasshopper
finds itself dying of hunger. The story is used to teach the virtues of hard
work and saving, and the perils of improvidence. The moral is stated at the
end of the fable as: Idleness brings want.
CONDITION:
Large Single Page Folio Size Wood Engraving. Blank on the Back. Image
is clean, clear, sharp and in Very Good Condition. Suitable ageing. As Scanned.
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