Carel van Mallery (1571-1635)
Carel van Mallery (1571-1635) - The Story of the Miller, his Son and the Ass / Description: This is one of a series of six plates by Mallery (Hollstein 125-128), after Ambrosius Francken (Hollstein 6-11) depicting Aesop's fable of the miller, his son and the ass. Plate 2: A road with a boy seated on a donkey, his father walking next to him, a group of three figures addressing them at left, and blaming the boy for making his old father walk; depicting one of Aesop's fables; within ornamental frame; after Ambrosius Francken (1544-1618). Early edition with the publishers address of Philips Galle (1537-1612) / Dimensions: 19,30 x 24,70 cm Good early impression on watermarked laid paper (Interlaced C with a crown above). Stained in the margins. / Literature: Nagler Kl II, S.451,1; Bartsch XX,178 Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (183) Engraving
