Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox and the Bust'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox and the Bust' (in French 'Le Renard et le buste).

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_422

License type

Rights managed

Available size

167.9Mb (8.4Mb) / 34.1in x 19.1in / 10232 x 5737 (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 Fox Bust Statue Sculpture Deception Appearance Emptiness Interior Exterior Intelligence Cunning Irony Satire Philosophy Wisdom False wisdom Judgement Deceptive appearance Illusion Futility Social criticism Humour Anthropomorphic animals Inanimate object Deception Moral fable Observer Superficiality