Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Companions of Ulysses'

Caption

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

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_137

License type

Rights managed

Available size

200.8Mb (23.8Mb) / 24.8in x 31.5in / 7428 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 Columns Curtains Palace Circe Beasts Hall Wild beasts Architecture Ulysses Companions Sorceress Metamorphosis Transformation Lion Bear Wolf Mole Monsters Witchcraft Odyssey Mythology Antiquity Choice Humanity Animality Instinct Vice Pleasure Temptation Journey Shore Island Ship Sailors