Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Man Between Two Ages and His Two Mistresses'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Man Between Two Ages and His Two Mistresses' (in French 'L'Homme entre deux âges et ses deux maîtresses').

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_055

License type

Rights managed

Available size

127.2Mb (7.0Mb) / 29.5in x 16.7in / 8858 x 5020 (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 Women Garden Lady Dresses Bald man Man Middle age Mistresses Youth Old age Seduction Coquetry Hair White hair Black hair Baldness Vanity Desire Love Rivalry Cunning Humiliation Plucking Deception Dupe Age Mockery Love triangle Wig