Three Things: The Rooster Edition

After last week, I think we’ve all had our fill of turkeys (some of us quite literally). This week I’m interested in spending some time with another colorful fowl: the rooster. I’m also just looking for an excuse to share a delightful illustration that I came across recently (see Le Traité de Paix avec Rome below).

So there you have it. Surely there’s room for a cocky character in your piece this week, no?

Anonymous, Le Traité de Paix avec Rome (The Peace Treaty with Rome), ca. 1789. Hand-colored etching. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York.

Randolph Caldecott, illustration from “This Is the House that Jack Built” in The Complete Collection of Pictures & Songs, 1878. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. 

Mark E. Mehaffey, The King of Key West, 2008. Watercolor. www.mehaffeygallery.com