Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Jay Dressed in Peacock Feathers'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Jay Dressed in Peacock Feathers' (in French 'Le Geai paré des plumes du Paon').

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_416

License type

Rights managed

Available size

160.9Mb (8.3Mb) / 34.0in x 18.4in / 10208 x 5508 (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 Jay Peacock Feathers Disguise Deception Vanity Pride Appearance Illusion Imitate Imitation Deceit Exclusion Rejection Bird Animal world Hierarchy Ridicule Humiliation Identity Moral fable Disguise Pretence Prestige Social Comparison Disappointment