Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Rat Who Withdrew from the World'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Rat Who Withdrew from the World' (in French 'Le Rat qui s'est retiré du monde').

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_003

License type

Rights managed

Available size

161.4Mb (7.0Mb) / 34.0in x 18.4in / 10201 x 5530 (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 Men Cloak Spears Hall Back Rat Cheese Retreat Hermit Solitude Selfishness Hypocrisy Holland Alms Charity Devotion Piety Poverty Refusal Avarice Religion World Deputies Soldiers Siege Aid Request City Besieged Detachment