Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Jupiter and the Thunderbolts'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Jupiter and the Thunderbolts' (in French 'Jupiter et les tonnerres').

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_056

License type

Rights managed

Available size

171.5Mb (8.3Mb) / 34.1in x 19.5in / 10242 x 5854 (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 Clouds Takeoff Sky Wind Messenger God Jupiter Lightning Thunder Gods Tempest Anger Punishment Men Earth Mythology Olympus Thunderbolts Justice Forgiveness Punishment Revenge Mercy Power Mercury Flight Dread Thunderstorm Cataclysm Clemency Goddess