Caption

Fox and stork, Le Renard et la Cicogne, Fables choisies de La Fontaine, Fabels van Jean de La Fontaine, print, printmaker: Hippolyte Lecomte, printer (person): Gottfried Engelmann, Paris, 1819, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 265 mm x width 314 mm, beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox, shore-birds and wading-birds: stork, fables of Lafontaine (with TITLE) : Use 85, A detailed monochrome drawing of a wooded scene showing tall trees with textured bark and leafy branches, a gently sloping forest floor, and a clearing in the foreground where a bird with long legs and a long beak stands near a canine animal that is lowering its head to the ground; dappled light and shadow define foliage and trunks, and distant trees fade into the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_422

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.7Mb (7.5Mb) / 13.9in x 12.2in / 4173 x 3660 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fox stork Le Renard et la Cicogne Fables choisies de La Fontaine Fabels van Jean de La Fontaine print printmaker Hippolyte Lecomte printer person Gottfried Engelmann Paris 1819 paper lithography height 265 mm x width 314 mm beasts prey predatory animals fox shore-birds wading-birds fables Lafontaine Title 85 detailed monochrome drawing wooded scene showing tall trees textured bark leafy branches gently sloping forest floor clearing foreground bird long legs long beak stands near canine animal lowering head ground dappled light shadow define foliage trunks distant trees fade background