Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Astrologer Who Falls into a Well'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Astrologer Who Falls into a Well' (in French 'L'Astrologue qui se laisse tomber dans un puits').

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_186

License type

Rights managed

Available size

127.1Mb (5.6Mb) / 29.5in x 16.7in / 8858 x 5017 (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 Well Well curb Quill Moon Water Reflection Astrologer Fall Sky Stars Distraction Scholar Science Astrology Prediction Ridicule Blindness Naivety Night Irony Error Ground Stone Wisdom Moral Passer-by Pretension Observation