Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Dog Whose Ears Were Cropped'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Dog Whose Ears Were Cropped' (in French 'Le Chien à qui on a coupé les oreilles').

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_108

License type

Rights managed

Available size

162.0Mb (7.7Mb) / 33.9in x 18.5in / 10181 x 5562 (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 Dogs Courtyard Men Whip Door Dog Ears Mutilation Master Cutting Pain Protest Cries Cruelty Defense Quarrel Fight Bite Wolf House Servant Anger Nature Farmer Box Dread