Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Kite, the King and the Hunter'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Kite, the King and the Hunter' (in French 'Le Milan, le Roi et le Chasseur').

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_154

License type

Rights managed

Available size

209.0Mb (10.2Mb) / 34.3in x 23.7in / 10288 x 7101 (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 Court King Hunter Courtiers Ladies Falcon Kite Bird Falconry Hunting Raptor Game Domestication Flight Sky Procession Retinue Lords Capture Majesty Princes Crowd Landscape Height Hierarchy Prestige Fist Moral