Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Dog Who Dropped the Substance for the Shadow'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Dog Who Dropped the Substance for the Shadow' (in French 'Le Chien qui lâche sa proie pour l'ombre').

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_491

License type

Rights managed

Available size

159.8Mb (7.9Mb) / 34.0in x 18.3in / 10188 x 5483 (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 Bank Vegetation Shrubs Dive Leap Dog Prey Shadow Reflection Water River Greed Covetousness Avidity Loss Illusion Mirage Gluttony Meat Morsel Stupidity Imprudence Regret Avarice Fall Riverbank Jaws Temptation Renunciation