Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Bear and the Amateur Gardener'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Bear and the Amateur Gardener' (in French 'L'Ours et l'amateur des jardins').

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_040

License type

Rights managed

Available size

202.5Mb (24.2Mb) / 25.0in x 31.5in / 7491 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 Park Garden Paving stone Sleeper Lounge chair Trees Flowers Bear Gardener Friendship Companion Fly Rock Sleep Clumsiness Stupidity Imprudence Foolishness Solitude Stone Friend Ignorance Wisdom Fidelity Error Death Accident Bench Face