Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox, the Flies and the Hedgehog'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Fox, the Flies and the Hedgehog' (in French 'Le Renard, les mouches et le hérisson').

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_155

License type

Rights managed

Available size

167.3Mb (9.0Mb) / 34.3in x 18.9in / 10288 x 5683 (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 Forest Grasses Fox Flies Hedgehog Lying down Wound Insects Blood Parasites Suffering Importunity Spines Sore Charity Pity Politics Ministers Plunder Wisdom Replacement People Moral Clearing Undergrowth Fatigue Weakness