Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Drowned Woman'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Drowned Woman' (in French 'La Femme noyée').

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_400

License type

Rights managed

Available size

160.2Mb (11.1Mb) / 33.9in x 18.4in / 10164 x 5510 (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 Drowning Woman River Water Death Body Corpse Tragedy Drama Fall Suicide Accident Water landscape Fatality Nature