Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The English Fox'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The English Fox' (in French 'Le Renard anglois').

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_171

License type

Rights managed

Available size

204.0Mb (21.2Mb) / 25.2in x 31.5in / 7547 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 Moon Butcher shop Hooks Fox Game Wall Moonlight Shadow Corpses Englishman England Hunting Dogs Pack Hook Poultry Henhouses Hanging game Hanging animals Cunning Prudence Death Danger Street Shop Crossing Observation Vigilance