The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 15, 2026

A vertically oriented black-inked print on cream paper features a central circular medallion. Inside, a laurel-wreathed man with medium-dark skin tone writes with a quill in an open book. A dense ring of animals, including a lion, bull, and crocodile, frames the portrait. Below, serif text reads "ÆSOP'S FABLES," listing the translator and illustrator. A faint signature and date, "Stephen Gooden 1935," appear in the bottom right margin.

Title Page

1936

Stephen Gooden

(British, 1892–1955)
published by

G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

England, 20th century
engraving
Sheet: 39.9 x 26.4 cm (15 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.); Platemark: 23.7 x 16.3 cm (9 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2001.213.1
Catalogue raisonné: Print Collector's Quarterly (Dodgson) XXVIII.316.104
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.213.1