The Monkey And The Dolphin La Fontaine Fables Story Engraving Antique Print
Item History & Price
Original Victorian Engraving Print Circa 1870 (Approx 148+ Years old) by the famous French Artist Gustave Dore - For 'La Fontaine's Fables'
La Fontaine's Fables Illustration
Depiction: The Monkey and the Dolphin
Antique print, approaching 148+ years old. Freshly double mounted, backed and sealed. From 'Dore's Gallery'. This is an original 19th Century print from that publication, not to be confused with the modern reprinted versions widely available.... Good overall condition, some yellowing of the paper, potentially some age spots, printing imperfections and marks we have provided numerous close up pictures of the print will receive, so the pictures are integral to the condition report and listing. This and the others come from a large private library and have been in the same family for a number of decades.
Many other prints listed, we are happy to combine shipping where possible, just ask.
Approx Size of Mount: 13" x 10.25" Inches ApproxApprox Visible Size of Print: 9" x 7" Inches Approx
Gustave DorePaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood engraving.
Fontaine's FablesJean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine (8 September 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages. After a long period of royal suspicion, he was admitted to the French Academy and his reputation in France has never faded since. Evidence of this is found in the many pictures and statues of the writer, as well as later depictions on medals, coins and postage stamps.
La Fontaine's Fables Illustration
Depiction: The Monkey and the Dolphin
Antique print, approaching 148+ years old. Freshly double mounted, backed and sealed. From 'Dore's Gallery'. This is an original 19th Century print from that publication, not to be confused with the modern reprinted versions widely available.... Good overall condition, some yellowing of the paper, potentially some age spots, printing imperfections and marks we have provided numerous close up pictures of the print will receive, so the pictures are integral to the condition report and listing. This and the others come from a large private library and have been in the same family for a number of decades.
Many other prints listed, we are happy to combine shipping where possible, just ask.
Approx Size of Mount: 13" x 10.25" Inches ApproxApprox Visible Size of Print: 9" x 7" Inches Approx
Gustave DorePaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood engraving.
Fontaine's FablesJean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine (8 September 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages. After a long period of royal suspicion, he was admitted to the French Academy and his reputation in France has never faded since. Evidence of this is found in the many pictures and statues of the writer, as well as later depictions on medals, coins and postage stamps.
