Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Cat Metamorphosed into a Woman'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Cat Metamorphosed into a Woman' (in French 'La Chatte métamorphosée en femme').

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_194

License type

Rights managed

Available size

127.6Mb (7.1Mb) / 29.5in x 16.8in / 8858 x 5036 (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 Bedroom Bed Curtains Mouse Woman Escape Costume She-cat Cat Metamorphosis Marriage Spouse Nature Instinct Transformation Love Young man Wedding Illusion Return Nature Venus Gods Heredity Appearance Lie Moral Truth Court Desire Wife Hunting