Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Hornets and the Honey Bees'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Hornets and the Honey Bees' (in French 'Les Frelons et les mouches à miel').

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_089

License type

Rights managed

Available size

117.4Mb (5.2Mb) / 29.5in x 15.4in / 8858 x 4632 (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 Hive Swarm Bridge Countryside Insects Flight Hornets Bees Honey flies Honey Wasp Trial Justice Wasps Judge Quarrel Labour Workers Complaint Proof Slowness Test Honeycombs Flowers Loot Fruit Court Moral Quibbling Bumblebee