Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Laugher and the Fishes'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Laugher and the Fishes' (in French 'Le Rieur et les poissons').

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_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

166.9Mb (8.6Mb) / 34.2in x 19.0in / 10261 x 5686 (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 Table Banquet Guests Men Interior Laughter Laugher Fish Feast Gourmets Meal Mockery Small fish Large fish Joke Chatter Astonishment Nobleman Noise Cooking Cheerfulness Irony Disdain Lie Ridicule Food Feasting Stomach