Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Coach and the Fly'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Coach and the Fly' (in French 'Le Coche et la Mouche').

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_012

License type

Rights managed

Available size

158.4Mb (6.6Mb) / 33.7in x 18.2in / 10117 x 5471 (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 Stagecoach Horses Travellers Path Road Woman Dust Coach Fly Ascent Sand Heat Effort Pretension Importance Boasting Coachman Monk Women Slope Coast Commotion Uselessness Zeal Nuisance Fatigue Pride Sweat Team Mechanics