Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Kite and the Nightingale'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Kite and the Nightingale' (in French 'Le Milan et le Rossignol').

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_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

164.1Mb (8.7Mb) / 34.5in x 18.5in / 10337 x 5548 (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 Snow Castle Landscape Fall Flight Wings Sky Kite Nightingale Bird Crowing Raptor Prey Hunger Music Promise Lie Capture Claws Voice Prisoner Cunning Gluttony Liberty Devouring Ruins Countryside Death Moral Skill