Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fish and the Cormorant'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fish and the Cormorant' (in French 'Les Poissons et le Cormoran').

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_101

License type

Rights managed

Available size

160.3Mb (8.5Mb) / 34.1in x 18.3in / 10228 x 5478 (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 Pond Reeds Riverbank Fish Cormorant Water Fishing Cunning Crayfish Deception Lie Bird Prey Fish pond Danger Predator Beak Hypocrisy Devouring Panic Credulity Naivety Marsh Shore Feathers Solitude Dupe Death Moral