Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Vultures and the Pigeons'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Vultures and the Pigeons' (in French 'Les Vautours et les pigeons').

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_010

License type

Rights managed

Available size

165.6Mb (7.6Mb) / 33.9in x 19.0in / 10159 x 5698 (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 Sky Takeoff Vultures Crowd Flight Feathers Pigeons Dovecote War Fight Battle Raptors Massacre Peace Quarrel Pigeon loft Tower Roof Wings Suffering Blood Men Hunter Trap Cruelty Victims Armistice Cunning Weak Strong