Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Priest and the Corpse'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Priest and the Corpse' (in French 'Le Curé et le mort').

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_016

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172.1Mb (7.3Mb) / 33.7in x 19.8in / 10116 x 5946 (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 Interior Sheet Chair Table Priest Coffin Veil Priest Death Corpse Deceased Burial Funeral Shroud Church Clergy Prayer Funeral procession Accident Greed Fees Money Ceremony Mourning Sadness Wake Bier Religion Self-interest Chanters Clerical life