Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Death and the Unfortunate'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Death and the Unfortunate' (in French 'La Mort et le Malheureux').

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_030

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120.7Mb (6.9Mb) / 29.5in x 15.9in / 8858 x 4761 (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 Door Interior Bundle of sticks Misery Cottage Man Skeleton Death Wretch Poverty Burden Firewood Despair Fatigue Calling Regret Fear Life Suffering Old age Labourer Contradiction Courage Moral Plea for death Escape Hardship Reaper