Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Death and the Dying Man'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Death and the Dying Man' (in French 'La Mort et le mourant').

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_026

License type

Rights managed

Available size

173.8Mb (9.3Mb) / 34.0in x 19.9in / 10194 x 5959 (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 Bedside Bed Doctor Armchair Bedroom Old man Death Dying man Agony Will Illness Family Heirs Fear Resignation Wisdom Evening gathering Regret Farewell Old age Reaper End Destiny Tears Suffering Notary Moral Peace