Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox and the Stork'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox and the Stork' (in French 'Le Renard et la Cigogne').

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_064

License type

Rights managed

Available size

125.5Mb (6.0Mb) / 29.5in x 16.5in / 8858 x 4954 (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 Grasses Vase Vegetation Prairie Meal Fox Stork Bird Dinner Plate Carafe Beak Revenge Mockery Politeness Hospitality Invitation Cunning Grudge Reciprocity Table Soup Humiliation Hunger Gluttony Prank Lesson Exchange Joke Deceiver Dupe Garden