Fabel van de herder en de leeuw by Johann Heinrich (der Ältere) Meil

Fabel van de herder en de leeuw 1758

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aged paper

light pencil work

pencil sketch

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

pen-ink sketch

ink colored

sketchbook drawing

pencil work

sketchbook art

"Fabel van de herder en de leeuw" (The Fable of the Shepherd and the Lion) is an etching by Johann Heinrich (the Elder) Meil, dating back to 1758. It depicts a shepherd kneeling on the ground, with a lion behind him. The shepherd looks fearfully towards the lion, which is partially obscured by a rock and foliage. The work portrays a scene from Aesop's Fables, illustrating a popular subject of the time and showing Meil’s skilled use of line and detail in depicting the scene’s drama.