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').

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_134

License type

Rights managed

Available size

204.0Mb (23.5Mb) / 25.2in x 31.5in / 7546 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 Forest Trees Little owl Owl Roots Night Darkness Chiaroscuro Mouse Screech owl Bird Tree Walnuts Seeds Prison Captivity Fattening Cunning Prudence Danger Fear Provisions Cruelty Trap Raptor Cellar Calculation Cannibalism Death Dread Trunk Moon Hole Winter Moral