Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Rat and the Elephant'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Rat and the Elephant' (in French 'Le Rat et l'éléphant').

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_049

License type

Rights managed

Available size

199.8Mb (24.8Mb) / 24.6in x 31.5in / 7392 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 Porch Gateway Palace Men Turbans Elephant Rat Shadow Columns Vanity Pride Pretension Boasting Importance Size Procession Caravan Pilgrims Sultan Orient Crowd Contempt Ridicule Moral Dog Cat Entourage Arrogance Greatness Insignificance Smugness Kings Pomp Howdah