Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Tortoise and the Two Ducks'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Tortoise and the Two Ducks' (in French 'La Tortue et les deux canards').

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_100

License type

Rights managed

Available size

159.5Mb (7.0Mb) / 33.9in x 18.3in / 10179 x 5477 (300dpi)

Keywords

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