Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Tircis and Amaranth'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Tircis and Amaranth' (in French 'Tircis et Amarante').

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_044

License type

Rights managed

Available size

168.7Mb (9.2Mb) / 33.9in x 19.3in / 10180 x 5793 (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 Forest Trees Couple Grass Lovers Woods Tircis Amaranth Love Shepherd Shepherdess Idyll Pastoral Oath Promise Seduction Fidelity Youth Nature Bank River Sighs Passion Tenderness Marriage Pleasure Beauty Love poetry Reeds