Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Hare and the Frogs'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Hare and the Frogs' (in French 'Le Lièvre et les grenouilles').

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_187

License type

Rights managed

Available size

132.6Mb (6.4Mb) / 29.5in x 17.4in / 8858 x 5232 (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 Pond Reeds Hare Frogs Escape Dive Fear Dread Timidity Cowardice Marsh Noise Consolation Melancholy Solitude Lair Terror Hunting Dogs Water Fright Comparison Wisdom Moral Night Moon Burrow Anguish Shadow Herd