クリスティーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (クリスティーズInstagram)「Inspired by the fable of Chanticleer the proud cockerel and a crafty fox, in Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’, this painting depicts the fox sweet-talking his way into grabbing Chanticleer by the throat.⠀ .⠀ Although the tale ends well for Chanticleer, the moral of the story is: never trust a flatterer.⠀ .⠀ William James Webbe (1853–1878), 'Chanticleer and the Fox', 1857. Estimate: £30,000-50,000.⠀ .⠀ British Art: Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art – 12 December at Christie’s London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #fox #chanticleer #canterburytales #painting #williamjameswebbe」12月2日 4時54分