Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Fortune and the Young Child'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Fortune and the Young Child' (in French 'La Fortune et le jeune enfant').

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_451

License type

Rights managed

Available size

169.0Mb (11.5Mb) / 34.4in x 19.1in / 10310 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 Fortune Destiny Luck Chance Child Young child Innocence Outdoors Forest Woods Nature Find Carelessness Distraction Fall Accident Asleep Sleep Carelessness Symbol Wheel of Fortune Wheel Nudity Naked Myth Mythology Personification