Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Raven and the Fox'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Raven and the Fox' (in French 'Le Corbeau et le Renard').

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_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

126.3Mb (.0Kb) / 29.5in x 16.6in / 8858 x 4985 (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 Fox Raven Tree Undergrowth Cheese Flattery Flatterer Vanity Cunning Deception Beak Perch Voice Crowing Pride Credulity Dupe Gluttony Moral Lesson Fall Prey Praise Seduction Flight Feathers Shame Skill