Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Simonides Preserved by the Gods'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Simonides Preserved by the Gods' (in French 'Simonide préservé par les Dieux').

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_015

License type

Rights managed

Available size

121.4Mb (5.4Mb) / 29.5in x 16.0in / 8858 x 4792 (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 Ruins Rubble Man Landscape Salvation Raised arms Simonides Poet Gods Castor Pollux Banquet Feast Praise Payment Avarice House Collapse Death Protection Athlete Patron Mythology Antiquity Greece Gratitude Luck Hall Dioscuri