Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Forest and the Woodcutter'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Forest and the Woodcutter' (in French 'La Forêt et le bûcheron').

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_161

License type

Rights managed

Available size

205.2Mb (22.4Mb) / 25.3in x 31.5in / 7590 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 Night Forest Trees Darkness Chiaroscuro Desolation Stumps Woodcutter Axe Tree Handle Firewood Betrayal Ingratitude Felling Deforestation Oak Nature Death Destruction Deception Complicity Hypocrisy Pity Gods Poverty Sacrifice Shadow Ruin Moral Prayer Trunks Vegetation