Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Daphnis and Alcimadura'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Daphnis and Alcimadura' (in French 'Daphnis et Alcimadure').

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_175

License type

Rights managed

Available size

167.4Mb (12.5Mb) / 34.3in x 18.9in / 10291 x 5684 (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 Ruins Columns Lovers Vegetation Landscape Young man Daphnis Alcimadura Love Youth Shepherds Pride Disdain Despair Death Cruelty Idyll Mythology Antiquity Greece Temple Gods Punishment Venus Cupid Tomb Tears Sacrifice Pastoral Woman Young girl Tragedy Beauty