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Big Fish Swallow Small Fish
Pieter van der Heyden (mentioned on object), 1557
Seated in a boat in the foreground, a father is telling his son some harsh facts about the ways of world: the powerful oppress the weak, the rich devour the poor – or, as the legend explicitly states, ‘Big fish swallow small fish’.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1925-63
- Dimensionsheight 230 mm x width 300 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure