Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Companions of Ulysses'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Companions of Ulysses' (in French 'Les Compagnons d'Ulysse').

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_135

License type

Rights managed

Available size

162.0Mb (7.9Mb) / 34.4in x 18.3in / 10323 x 5486 (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 Shore Men Horse Landscape Ulysses Coast Companions Circe Sorceress Metamorphosis Transformation Lion Bear Wolf Mole Monsters Beasts Witchcraft Odyssey Mythology Antiquity Palace Choice Humanity Animality Instinct Vice Pleasure Temptation Columns Curtains Journey Island Ship Sailors