Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Mule Boasting of His Ancestry'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Mule Boasting of His Ancestry' (in French 'Le Mulet se vantant de sa généalogie').

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_476

License type

Rights managed

Available size

171.6Mb (10.6Mb) / 34.1in x 19.5in / 10239 x 5858 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century 19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Men Personification Genealogy Vanity Pride Arrogance Illusion Ancestry Nobility Appearance Prestige Identity Pretension Ridicule Pretentious