Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)

Emblem 170

In jest, a mother threatens her crying child she will throw him to the wolves; a wolf overhears this

In eos qui multa promittunt, & nihil praestantLatin

On those who promise much and produce nothing

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25F23(WOLF) beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf
31AA2352 sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure
31A2361 lying on the back with uplifted upper part of the body
31A2421 head turned to the left
31A2512(+9324) arm stretched forward (+ warning, admonishing)
31A2515 arm held downwards
31A2531 hand(s) bent towards the head
31A25551 index finger upwards
31A26122 sitting with legs bent, side by side
31B6211 looking upwards
31B6212 looking downwards
31B6214 weeping
31B6235 speaking
31D112 child
31D15 adult woman
41A16 rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage
41A23 bedroom
41A3311 open window
41A761 bed
41A7632 pillow
41A7634 blanket
42B742(1) mother and child(1), woman and child(1) (1) (1)
53D2(+4) Promise; 'Promissione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
53DD2(+4) Breach of Promise (+ emblematical representation of concept)
85(MOTHER, CHILD AND WOLF) fables (MOTHER, CHILD AND WOLF)
86(IN EOS QUI MULTA PROMITTUNT ET NIHIL PRAESTANT) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN EOS QUI MULTA PROMITTUNT ET NIHIL PRAESTANT)

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem170
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem170
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667