Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Dog Who Carries Round His Neck the Dinner of His Master'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Dog Who Carries Round His Neck the Dinner of His Master' (in French 'Le Chien qui porte à son cou le dîner de son maître').

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_034

License type

Rights managed

Available size

161.8Mb (7.8Mb) / 34.0in x 18.5in / 10213 x 5539 (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 Pack Fight Dogs Basket Ground Street Gluttony Dog Dinner Collar Meat Covetousness Brawl Sharing Corruption Temptation Fidelity Thief Waste Morsel Public good Avidity Hypocrisy Greed City Moral Magistrates Embezzlement