Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Mountain in Labour'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Mountain in Labour' (in French 'La Montagne qui accouche').

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_450

License type

Rights managed

Available size

169.1Mb (8.1Mb) / 34.4in x 19.1in / 10311 x 5731 (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 Donkey Mountain Childbirth Woman Personification Birth Giving birth Nature Rock Landscape Spectators Anticipation Promise