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

Emblem 224

The fox prudently declines the invitation to enter the den to feel the pulse of the sick lion

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Compare: Fae.124

Iconclass

• 25F1:31A22552 groups of animals❧foot-print, track
• 25F23(FOX)(+44) beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ relationship between animals)
• 25F23(FOX)(+56) beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ postures of hind leg(s) of animal(s))
• 25F23(LION)(+24) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ very old animal)
• 25F23(LION)(+536) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ lying animal)
• 25F23(LION)(+4):49G26(+0) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal behaviour)❧person feigning illness (+ variant)
• 25F23(LION)(+451) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal in search of food)
• 56DD2(+4) Distrust, Suspicion; 'Sospitione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA621(+4) Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 85(LION FEIGNING SICKNESS) fables (LION FEIGNING SICKNESS)
• 86(FRAUS MERETUR FRAUDEM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (FRAUS MERETUR FRAUDEM)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem224
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem224
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667