Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Falcon and the Capon'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Falcon and the Capon' (in French 'Le Faucon et le chapon').

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_057

License type

Rights managed

Available size

171.5Mb (7.8Mb) / 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 Farmyard Cooking Perch Hens Men Cage Falcon Capon Bird Raptor Poultry Hunting Falconry Hunter Henhouse Captivity Liberty Master Wildness Domestication Obedience Servility Fate Death Cook Roasting spit Ignorance Fear Incomprehension Moral Dinner