Un Chien gratant contre le Tombeau de son Maitre
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- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 24/6
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A dog scratching the ground over his master's grave- the corpse [31E3]
- dog (+ movement of animal(s) in relation to an other animal, human figure, or object) [34B11(+9524)]
- animal taking care of man (+ variant) [34F2(+0)]
- grave, tomb [42E31]
- other kinds of grave-markers, e.g. cross [42E3113]
- Rest; 'Quiete' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A46(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(PAX SEPULTO)]