Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Hare and the Partridge'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Hare and the Partridge' (in French 'Le Lièvre et la perdrix').

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_462

License type

Rights managed

Available size

163.7Mb (11.1Mb) / 34.0in x 18.7in / 10206 x 5606 (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 Hare Partridge Rivalry Competition Speed Race Pride Vanity Arrogance Nature Countryside Forest Allegory Moral satire Lying down Exhaustion Tired Ordeal Humiliation