Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'An Animal in the Moon'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'An Animal in the Moon' (in French 'Un Animal dans la lune').

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_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

205.1Mb (23.9Mb) / 25.3in x 31.5in / 7587 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 Night Observatory Columns Telescope Crowd Darkness Sky Chiaroscuro Moon Astronomy Astronomers Scholars Observation Illusion Error Mouse Science Credulity Academy England Philosophers Stars Discovery Mystery Curiosity People Truth Lens Ridicule Men Fantasy Laughter Doubt