Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Drunkard and his Wife'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Drunkard and his Wife' (in French 'L'Ivrogne et sa femme').

Engraving by Gustave Doré published in the book *Fables de La Fontaine*, published by Librairie Hachette et Cie in 1890.

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR26A00_387

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120.7Mb (9.8Mb) / 29.5in x 15.9in / 8858 x 4763 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century 19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Cellar Room Strange Couple Bed Help Failure Drunk Alcoholic Sick Addiction Inevitable Fate Drunkard Alcohol Drunkenness Drinker Wine Intoxication Woman Wife Couple Marriage Trickery Deception Fraud Staged Darkness Fear Terror Demon Hell Ghost Punishment Repentance