Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Old Man and the Three Young Men'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Old Man and the Three Young Men' (in French 'Le Vieillard et les trois jeunes hommes').

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_132

License type

Rights managed

Available size

198.1Mb (24.5Mb) / 24.4in x 31.5in / 7329 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 Old man Spade Young men Hats Capes Feather Forest Tree Youth Old age Planting Future Time Death Mockery Wisdom Foresight Garden Gardening Labour Illusion Legacy Men Peasant Moral Irony Destiny Derision Soldiers Age Knowledge