Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Council Held by the Rats'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Council Held by the Rats' (in French 'Conseil tenu par les rats').

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_136

License type

Rights managed

Available size

115.2Mb (7.3Mb) / 29.5in x 15.2in / 8858 x 4547 (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 Crowd Rats Men Assembly Hall Noise Cat Advice Bell Bell Danger Fear Speech Debate Cowardice Prudence Proposal Impossibility Words Action Hypocrisy Courage Ridicule Politics Mouse Night Beams Attic Leader Moral