Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Lion and the Gnat'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Lion and the Gnat' (in French 'Le Lion et le Moucheron').

Full-page plate 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_197

License type

Rights managed

Available size

203.8Mb (19.3Mb) / 25.4in x 31.2in / 7617 x 9353 (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 Gorge Cliff Rider Horse Escape Dust Mountain Rocks Sky Castle Valley Lion Gnat Insect Fly Spider Web Challenge Pride Fight Sting Anger Vanity Victory Defeat Cunning Small Weak Strong Humiliation Irony Fall Nature Forest Moral Arrogance