Skaden. Illustration til H.V. Kaalund, "Fabler for Børn" 1866

"Skaden" (1866) is a wood engraving by Danish artist H.P. Hansen (1829-1899). This illustration was created for H.V. Kaalund's "Fabler for Børn" (Fables for Children). The image portrays a simple scene with a thatched roof house, a cart with a driver and horses, and a crow perched on a structure in the left foreground. The artist utilizes a detailed, realistic style to capture the everyday life of a rural Danish village. This illustration is considered an example of 19th-century Danish book illustration and is part of the collection at the Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) in Copenhagen, Denmark.