Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Animals Sick of the Plague'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Animals Sick of the Plague' (in French 'Les Animaux malades de la peste').

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

PTR26A01_001

License type

Rights managed

Available size

203.0Mb (23.4Mb) / 25.0in x 31.5in / 7509 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 Mountain Valley Agony Desolation Gathering Crowd Ravens Vultures Plague Epidemic Lion King Wolf Donkey Fox Bear Tiger Confession Sins Sacrifice Victim Scapegoat Injustice Justice Powerful Wretched Hypocrisy Court Hierarchy Condemnation Illness Death Corpses Satire Politics Fault