Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'A Fool and a Wise Man'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'A Fool and a Wise Man' (in French 'Un Fou et un Sage').

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_168

License type

Rights managed

Available size

168.6Mb (9.1Mb) / 34.4in x 19.1in / 10305 x 5719 (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 Path Men Cloak Hat Walking Fool Sage Stone Stone throwing Coin Money Walk Reward Cunning Street Philosophy Trees Crowd Cane Wisdom Foolishness Flattery Tribute Derision Glory