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The Dog and the Wolf Plate, 1900

 Item — Box: CFC Tableware Box 10
Identifier: CFC2019.0261.1
Abstract

The smaller pictures on the upper left and lower right picture the chained dog and the departing wolf, respectively. The central picture portrays a thin, poorly clad man with his stick and satchel taking his leave from a rotund man in a uniform of service. The latter carries a set of keys. La Fontaine's fable says that this wolf ran away and is running still!

Dates: 1900