Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Jupiter and the Traveler'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Jupiter and the Traveler' (in French 'Jupiter et le passager').

Full-page plate 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_086

License type

Rights managed

Available size

204.3Mb (23.6Mb) / 25.2in x 31.5in / 7558 x 9449 (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 Waterfall Cliff Thunderstorm Sky Travellers Corpse Rocks Desolation Mountain Shadow Jupiter Traveller Traveller Vow Promise Prayer Tempest Sea Ship Shipwreck Danger Ingratitude Sacrifice Gods Dread Hypocrisy Bargaining Lie Imprudence Death Devotion Landscape Coast Sailors