Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Wolf and the Lean Dog'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Wolf and the Lean Dog' (in French 'Le Loup et le chien maigre').

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_082

License type

Rights managed

Available size

168.3Mb (8.6Mb) / 34.0in x 19.2in / 10202 x 5765 (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 Doghouse Garden Dog Rake Watering can Escape Straw Wolf Liberty Servitude Collar Hunger Thinness Gluttony Master Chain Choice Compromise Dependence Bowl Farm Wildness Independence House Encounter Dilemma Moral Fidelity Contempt