Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The League of the Rats'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The League of the Rats' (in French 'La Ligue des Rats').

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_173

License type

Rights managed

Available size

171.2Mb (10.3Mb) / 34.6in x 19.2in / 10391 x 5758 (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 Crowd Throng Rats Army Spears Street Banners League Alliance War Soldiers Cats Fight Defeat Mouse Leaders Plume Helmet Flags Escape Hole Pride Vanity Panic Corpses Cellar Disaster Moral Hierarchy Ranks Parade