The Dog in the Manger

Item

Title
The Dog in the Manger
Description
A hand etched image of a dog in a trough, with a cow and a man all inside a barn.
Creator
Hollar , Wenceslaus (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Source
Hollar, Wenceslaus. The Dog in the Manger (from John Ogilby, “Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables,” 1668). The Met. Accessed March 13, 2026. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/361767.
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Publisher
Macewan University Library
Date
1666
Format
PNG; 2770 x 3542 pixels
Language
eng
Type
Still image
Contributor
Ogilby, John (British, Forfarshire 1600–1676 London)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Identifier
62.635.399
Subject
Aesop (Greek, ca. 620–560 BCE)
Site pages
Agriculture