Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Mice and the Owl'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Mice and the Owl' (in French 'La Souris et le Chat-huant').

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_133

License type

Rights managed

Available size

167.2Mb (8.2Mb) / 34.5in x 18.8in / 10337 x 5652 (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 Trunk Forest Men Woodcutter Little owl Mouse Screech owl Owl Bird Night Tree Walnuts Seeds Prison Captivity Fattening Cunning Prudence Danger Fear Provisions Cruelty Trap Raptor Cellar Calculation Cannibalism Death Dread Moon Hole Winter Moral