Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Cat and the Two Sparrows'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Cat and the Two Sparrows' (in French 'Le Chat et les deux Moineaux').

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_138

License type

Rights managed

Available size

169.0Mb (9.6Mb) / 33.9in x 19.4in / 10175 x 5807 (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 Bedroom Cat Sparrows Curtains Stool Sparrow Birds Bird Game Friendship Education Child Prince Master Son Companions Fight Death Prey Instinct Domestication Relationship Nature Cage Deception Familiarity Danger Inequality Moral