Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Swallow and the Little Birds'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Swallow and the Little Birds' (in French 'L'hirondelle et les petits oiseaux').

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_428

License type

Rights managed

Available size

121.0Mb (7.1Mb) / 29.5in x 15.9in / 8858 x 4774 (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 Swallow Birds Field Seeds Agriculture Harvest Prevention Danger Warning Ignorance Indifference Farm work Farmers Harvesting Destruction Survival Trust Distrust Wisdom Advice Moral fable Nature Animals Delayed reaction Disaster Collective responsibility Bad omen Bad sign