Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Monkey and the Cat'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Monkey and the Cat' (in French 'Le Singe et le Chat').

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_093

License type

Rights managed

Available size

197.4Mb (22.9Mb) / 24.3in x 31.5in / 7303 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 Fireplace Cooking Pans Hearth Embers Fire Interior Utensils Monkey Cat Chestnuts Paw Flattery Cunning Burn Exploitation Dupe Manipulation Self-interest Ashes Gluttony Deception Use Naivety Profiteer Bertrand Raton Profit Naive