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').

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_011

License type

Rights managed

Available size

197.9Mb (25.6Mb) / 24.4in x 31.5in / 7319 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 Tower Roof Dovecote Tiles Sky Thunderstorm Threat Vultures Pigeons War Fight Battle Raptors Massacre Peace Quarrel Pigeon loft Wings Feathers Suffering Blood Men Hunter Trap Cruelty Victims Armistice Flight Cunning Weak Strong