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Etching of an eagle diving over water toward a mouse and frog, with a rocky cliff, village and distant town behind, and the Latin motto above.

A bird of prey prepares to swoop on a mouse and a frog in water; illustrating Aesop's fable of the frog and the mouse. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

An etching shows a large eagle swooping down over choppy water toward a mouse and a frog swimming together near the shore. Behind them, a rocky cliff, a small village, and a distant town with sailing ships stretch across the landscape under a cloudy sky, with the Latin motto AMICI TEMPORE ADVERSO inscribed above.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
[1622]
Medium
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3465 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Águila que se lanza sobre un ratón y una rana, fábula de Esopo

Un grabado muestra un águila grande que desciende en picada sobre aguas agitadas hacia un ratón y una rana que nadan juntos cerca de la orilla. Detrás, un acantilado rocoso, un pequeño pueblo y una ciudad lejana con barcos de vela se extienden bajo un cielo nublado, y sobre la escena aparece el lema latino AMICI TEMPORE ADVERSO.

Português: Águia atacando um rato e um sapo, fábula de Esopo

Uma gravura mostra uma grande águia mergulhando sobre águas agitadas em direção a um rato e um sapo que nadam juntos perto da margem. Atrás deles, um penhasco rochoso, uma pequena aldeia e uma cidade distante com barcos à vela se estendem sob um céu nublado, e acima da cena aparece o lema latino AMICI TEMPORE ADVERSO.

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