A peasant sits on his hat on the ground while a laden wagon is dragged out of the water; illustration of a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching.

Illustration for the fable "Hercules and the peasant" by J. Ogilby

It is not clear wether it is Hercules or Jupiter who is sitting in the clouds. R. Pennington states Jupiter but the figure has the attributes of Hercules

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]

1 print : etching ; image 22.3 x 16.8 cm

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R. Pennington, a descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 61

Wellcome Collection 39688i