Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Tircis and Amaranth'

Caption

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

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_045

License type

Rights managed

Available size

203.4Mb (24.1Mb) / 25.1in x 31.5in / 7524 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 Shore Pond Couple Reeds Gown Sky Landscape Tircis Amaranth Love Lovers Shepherd Shepherdess Idyll Pastoral Oath Promise Seduction Fidelity Youth Nature Forest Bank River Sighs Passion Tenderness Woods Marriage Pleasure Beauty Love poetry