Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fool Who Sells Wisdom'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fool Who Sells Wisdom' (in French 'Le Fou qui vend la sagesse').

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_077

License type

Rights managed

Available size

166.2Mb (8.6Mb) / 33.9in x 19.1in / 10158 x 5720 (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 Crowd Street Fool Men Children Hat Wisdom Sale Blows Mockery Derision Window Jester Advice Money Irony Contempt Joke Vanity Folly Laughter Quarrel Folk wisdom Court Market Price Beggar District Commotion Insolence