Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Sick Lion and the Fox'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Sick Lion and the Fox' (in French 'Le Lion malade et le renard').

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_487

License type

Rights managed

Available size

205.3Mb (15.4Mb) / 25.3in x 31.5in / 7593 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 Darkness Shadow Sea Opening Rock Chiaroscuro Den Solitude Lion Fox King Illness Cave Cavern Court Courtiers Visit Invitation Tracks Footprints Cunning Prudence Distrust Trap Danger Flattery Intelligence Observation Power Weakness Wisdom Entrance