Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Ill-Married'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Ill-Married' (in French 'Le Mal marié').

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

PTR26A01_002

License type

Rights managed

Available size

161.4Mb (7.3Mb) / 34.0in x 18.4in / 10201 x 5529 (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 Trees Landscape Walking Back Burden Husband Wife Marriage Couple Discord Quarrel Dispute Woman Shrew Tyranny Suffering Patience Resignation Separation Repudiation Countryside Household Servant Temperament Escape Misfortune Anger Noise Waste Married life