Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Horse and the Wolf'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Horse and the Wolf' (in French 'Le Cheval et le Loup').

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_448

License type

Rights managed

Available size

202.5Mb (18.9Mb) / 25.0in x 31.5in / 7491 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 Predator Prey Forest Nature Wild Hunger Hunting Trap Deception Manipulation Cunning Suspicion Betrayal Opportunism Danger Death Violence Power struggles Beating Killing Hooves Striking