Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Against Those Who Are Hard to Please'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Against Those Who Are Hard to Please' (in French 'Contre ceux qui ont le goût difficile').

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_126

License type

Rights managed

Available size

125.4Mb (6.4Mb) / 29.5in x 16.5in / 8858 x 4950 (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 Statue Crowd Men Wigs Admiration Nude Distaste Fussiness Taste Disdain Pleasure Ideal Beauty Woman Audience Criticism Perfection Society people Court Painters Judgement Lady Salon Arts Refinement Statue of Venus Love Irony Pedestal