Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Villager and the Serpent'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Countryman and the Snake' (in French 'Le Villageois et le serpent').

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_483

License type

Rights managed

Available size

207.3Mb (23.7Mb) / 25.6in x 31.5in / 7668 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 Fireplace Interior Old man Woman Evening gathering Fear Hood Snake Villager Peasant Reptile Cold Winter Pity Charity Good deed Ingratitude Betrayal Threat Danger Venom Bite Revenge Anger Imprudence Wickedness Hearth Rescue Distrust Lesson Family Child