Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Lark and Her Young Ones, with the Master of the Field'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Lark and Her Young Ones, with the Master of the Field' (in French 'L'Alouette et ses petits, avec le maître d'un champ').

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_434

License type

Rights managed

Available size

173.3Mb (7.2Mb) / 34.0in x 19.8in / 10206 x 5936 (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 Lark Chicks Nest Field Wheat Harvest Farming Peasant Farmer Farm work Danger Warning Listen Vigilance Dependence Maternal protection Trust Waiting Time Season Moral fable Nature Agriculture Human-animal relations Threat Natural habitat