Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Charlatan'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Charlatan' (in French 'Le Charlatan').

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_494

License type

Rights managed

Available size

161.9Mb (8.1Mb) / 34.1in x 18.5in / 10221 x 5535 (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 Turbans Orient Eastern dress Cloak Assembly Charlatan Mountebank Crowd Square Audience Donkey Orator Smooth talker Swindler Show Deception Pretension Education Reading Braggart Promise Lie Credulity Impossible King Sultan Delay Wisdom Mockery Market Boasting