Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fly and the Ant'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fly and the Ant' (in French 'La Mouche et la Fourmi').

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_409

License type

Rights managed

Available size

155.3Mb (7.2Mb) / 33.7in x 17.9in / 10117 x 5365 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century 19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Work Labour Summer Winter Preparation Foresight Carefree Comparison Inequality Effort Survival Food Stockpile Discipline Organisation Vanity Morality Fable Contrast Humour Social commentary Women