Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Swan and the Cook'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Swan and the Cook' (in French 'Le Cygne et le cuisinier').

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_393

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120.8Mb (6.1Mb) / 29.5in x 15.9in / 8858 x 4768 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century 19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Animals Animal Swan Cook Kitchen Royal cook Castle Noble house Poultry Bird Animal Capture Prisoner Pardon Beauty Music Emotion Pity Clemency Mercy Spare Survival Sensitivity