Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Oyster and the Litigants'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Oyster and the Litigants' (in French 'L'Huitre et les plaideurs').

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_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

162.1Mb (6.9Mb) / 33.9in x 18.6in / 10160 x 5575 (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 Mountain Shore Litigants Men Cloak Hat Oyster Trial Justice Judge Lawyers Quibbling Sea Cliff Travellers Quarrel Dispute Sharing Costs Shells Greed Lawyer Cunning Verdict Mockery Beach Bourgeois Rocks Gown Courthouse Skill Moral Litigant