Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox with the Cut Tail'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox with the Cut Tail' (in French 'Le Renard ayant la queue coupée').

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_443

License type

Rights managed

Available size

164.3Mb (10.8Mb) / 34.0in x 18.7in / 10214 x 5622 (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 The Fox Who Lost His Tail Fox Tail Docked tail Amputation Disability Animal Forest Woods Advice Speech Assembly Group Animals Foxes Rejection Shame Ridicule Embarrassment Appearance Social norm Conformity Hypocrisy