Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Ass Loaded with Sponges and the Ass Loaded with Salt'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Ass Loaded with Sponges and the Ass Loaded with Salt' (in French 'L'Âne chargé d'éponges et l'Âne chargé de sel').

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_198

License type

Rights managed

Available size

126.1Mb (5.6Mb) / 29.5in x 16.6in / 8858 x 4976 (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 River Donkeys Mule driver Fall Water Ford Donkey Sponges Salt Burden Load Cunning Dissolving Imitation Foolishness Skill Fatigue Laziness Trap Lesson Riverbank Countryside Journey Horse Moral Weight Imprudence Packsaddle