Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Oak and the Reed'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Oak and the Reed' (in French 'Le Chêne et le Roseau').

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_103

License type

Rights managed

Available size

199.0Mb (21.2Mb) / 24.5in x 31.5in / 7363 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 Tree Lightning Thunderstorm Darkness Tempest Sky Ground Chiaroscuro Oak Reed Wind Pride Humility Flexibility Resistance Strength Weakness Fall Uprooting Arrogance River Water Nature Flexibility Courage Prudence Wisdom Clouds Treetop Submission Plain Marsh