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').

Full-page plate 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_439

License type

Rights managed

Available size

198.0Mb (20.5Mb) / 24.4in x 31.5in / 7325 x 9449 (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 Bird Small bird Birds Bird Flight Sky Nest Field Countryside Agriculture Hemp Seed Sowing Harvest Peasant Ploughing Cultivation Wisdom Clouds Weather Bad weather Farmer Nature