Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Grasshopper and the Ant'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Grasshopper and the Ant' (in French 'La Cigale et la Fourmi').

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_042

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120.7Mb (6.5Mb) / 29.5in x 15.9in / 8858 x 4763 (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 Snow House Door Woman Child Winter Cicada Ant Insects Summer Hunger Crowing Singer Improvidence Laziness Labour Foresight Provisions Loan Refusal Selfishness Avarice Cold Begging Famine Moral Lesson Music Carelessness Stores Harshness Artist