The Fox, the Monkey, and the Pig
Date1878
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Fox, the Monkey, and the Pig," by Howard Pyle, in St. Nicholas, September 1878
MediumInk, graphite, and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 5 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (12.9 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-75
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextHoward Pyle's tale in the Aesop tradition features a clever fox at the right, dressed as a businessman heading for Europe. He is a thief who escapes the law, unlike the monkey and pig who failed to evade the trap in the foreground.
