Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Wagoner Stuck in the Mud'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Wagoner Stuck in the Mud' (in French 'Le Chartier embourbé').

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_493

License type

Rights managed

Available size

199.8Mb (14.8Mb) / 24.6in x 31.5in / 7390 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 Thunderstorm Sky Darkness Tempest Desolation Twilight Chiaroscuro Cart Wagon Wagoner Carter Stuck Mire Rut Wheel Horses Mud Prayer Hercules Help Effort Laziness Supplication Faith God Lament Whip Team Countryside Peasant Despair Initiative Mythology