Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Bat, the Bush and the Duck'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Bat, the Bush and the Duck' (in French 'La Chauve-souris, le buisson et le canard').

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_147

License type

Rights managed

Available size

163.3Mb (8.5Mb) / 34.1in x 18.6in / 10219 x 5586 (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 Bridge Men Crowd Wall Arch Shadow Bat Bush Duck Partnership Company Goods Trade Shipwreck Ruin Debts Bankruptcy Sea Dive Night Failure Debtor Creditor Poverty Escape Shame Journey Moral