Lafontaine Collection

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Council held by the Rats (engraving)
8669338 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Council held by the Rats (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Council held by the Rats)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Miser who Lost his Treasure (engraving)
8669324 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Miser who Lost his Treasure (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miser who Lost his Treasure)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving)
8669320 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Horse and the Wolf (engraving)
8669317 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Horse and the Wolf (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horse and the Wolf)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening (engraving)
8669298 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox (engraving)
8669296 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oyster and its Claimants (engraving)
8669291 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oyster and its Claimants (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oyster and its Claimants)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg (engraving)
8669287 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving)
8669285 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Monkey and the Cat)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the King (engraving)
8669282 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the King (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherd and the King)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Owl and the Mice (engraving)
8669275 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Owl and the Mice (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Owl and the Mice)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Sick Stag (engraving)
8669274 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Sick Stag (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sick Stag)

The bear and the garden lover, late 19th century (illustration)
1932841 The bear and the garden lover, late 19th century (illustration); (add.info.: La Fontaine's fable (by Jean de La Fontaine, 17th century) : The Bear and the Gardener

Portrait of engraver Pierre Philippe Choffard (1750-1809), illustration of book "Contes et nouvelles en vers par
1761418 Portrait of engraver Pierre Philippe Choffard (1750-1809), illustration of book "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine" 1762 editon

The Frog that wished to be as big as the Ox, c.1900 (engraving)
8698463 The Frog that wished to be as big as the Ox, c.1900 (engraving) by Gillot, Charles (1853-1903); (add.info.: Literature)

The carter in the mud, late 19th century (illustration)
1930688 The carter in the mud, late 19th century (illustration); (add.info.: La Fontaine's fable (by Jean de La Fontaine, 17th century) : The carter in the mud, cover of a french notebook

The Dairywoman and the Pot Of Milk, c.1890 (print)
1930679 The Dairywoman and the Pot Of Milk, c.1890 (print); (add.info.: La Fontaine's fable (by Jean de La Fontaine, 17th century) : The Dairywoman and the Pot Of Milk

Illustration for the tale " the milk-woman " by Jean de la Fontaine, 1756
1746998 Illustration for the tale " the milk-woman " by Jean de la Fontaine, 1756; (add.info.: Illustration for the tale " the milk-woman " by Jean de la Fontaine)

Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho)
8646788 Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fables of La Fontaine: Death and the Woodcutter (engraving)
8669343 The Fables of La Fontaine: Death and the Woodcutter (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death and the Woodcutter)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion and the Gnat (engraving)
8669336 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion and the Gnat (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lion and the Gnat)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolves and the Sheep (engraving)
8669330 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolves and the Sheep (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolves and the Sheep)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Hen with the Golden Eggs (engraving)
8669314 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Hen with the Golden Eggs (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hen with the Golden Eggs)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Maiden (engraving)
8669305 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Maiden (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Maiden)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Mules (engraving)
8669348 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Mules (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Mules)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oak and the Reed (engraving)
8669339 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oak and the Reed (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oak and the Reed)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the Sea (engraving)
8669328 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the Sea (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherd and the Sea)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Old Woman and her Servants (engraving)
8669318 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Old Woman and her Servants (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Woman and her Servants)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Two Friends (engraving)
8669315 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Two Friends (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear and the Two Friends)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Young Widow (engraving)
8669310 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Young Widow (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Widow)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bashaw and the Merchant (engraving)
8669306 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bashaw and the Merchant (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bashaw and the Merchant)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Fowls (engraving)
8669302 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Fowls (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Fowls)

The Fables of La Fontaine: Tircis and Amaranth (engraving)
8669299 The Fables of La Fontaine: Tircis and Amaranth (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tircis and Amaranth)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Rat and the Elephant (engraving)
8669297 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Rat and the Elephant (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rat and the Elephant)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass (engraving)
8669295 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass)

The Fables of La Fontaine: Jupiter and the Traveller (engraving)
8669293 The Fables of La Fontaine: Jupiter and the Traveller (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jupiter and the Traveller)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Pigeons (engraving)
8669290 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Pigeons (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Pigeons)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Adventurers and the Talisman (engraving)
8669279 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Adventurers and the Talisman (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Adventurers and the Talisman)

The Fables of La Fontaine: Love and Folly (engraving)
8669273 The Fables of La Fontaine: Love and Folly (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love and Folly)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Swallow and the Little Birds (engraving)
8669997 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Swallow and the Little Birds (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Swallow and the Little Birds)

The Fables of La Fontaine: Fortune and the Little Child (engraving)
8669969 The Fables of La Fontaine: Fortune and the Little Child (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fortune and the Little Child)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf and the Hunter (engraving)
8669929 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf and the Hunter (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf and the Hunter)

The "Fables de Jean La Fontaine" : the "chartier embourbe" (carter stuck in the mud)
1733747 The "Fables de Jean La Fontaine" : the "chartier embourbe" (carter stuck in the mud), engraving by Paul Jonnard-Pacel after Gustave Dore, 1868 by Dore

Miss Pauline as Jeanny in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon, Lafontaine and Jouslin, Theatre des Varietes, 1823
FLO4607042 Miss Pauline as Jeanny in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon, Lafontaine and Jouslin, Theatre des Varietes, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Fox, Monkey and Animals, late 19th century (illustration)
1930684 Fox, Monkey and Animals, late 19th century (illustration); (add.info.: La Fontaine's fable (by Jean de La Fontaine, 17th century) : The fox, the Monkey and the animals

The wolf became shepherd, late 19th century (illustration)
1930680 The wolf became shepherd, late 19th century (illustration); (add.info.: La Fontaine's fable (by Jean de La Fontaine, 17th century) : The wolf turned sheperd, cover for a french notebok

Le savetier illustration for a licentious tale by Jean de La Fontaine, 18th century engraving
1761432 Le savetier illustration for a licentious tale by Jean de La Fontaine, 18th century engraving; (add.info.: "Le savetier" illustration for a licentious tale by Jean de La Fontaine)

The fables of La Fontaine (by Jean de La Fontaine): the raven and the fox
1729434 The fables of La Fontaine (by Jean de La Fontaine): the raven and the fox, drawing by Pouget grave by Eugene Lambert at the end of the 19th century; (add.info)

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"Lafontaine: A Tale of Fables and Aspirations" Step into the enchanting world of Lafontaine, where animals come alive with human-like qualities and teach us valuable life lessons. From the famous fable "The Frog Who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox" to the timeless story of "The Crow and the Fox, " Lafontaine's tales have captivated readers for centuries. Intriguing illustrations bring these stories to life, such as an exquisite engraving from c. 1900 depicting "The Frog Who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox. " This image transports us into a world where dreams know no bounds, reminding us that ambition can lead to extraordinary achievements. Delve deeper into Lafontaine's universe through stunning artworks like "Charger, " a delicate porcelain masterpiece crafted in 1750. Its intricate design showcases not only artistic skill but also symbolizes strength and determination - qualities echoed throughout Lafontaine's narratives. A captivating portrait of Jean de La Fontaine himself takes center stage, revealing the face behind these beloved fables. Painted with meticulous detail, this artwork allows us a glimpse into the mind of a master storyteller who has left an indelible mark on literature. Advertisements featuring Lafontaine's works further demonstrate their enduring popularity. An eye-catching color lithograph from 1955 promotes Amora Mustard while paying homage to his legacy. It reminds us that even in modern times, his stories continue to resonate with audiences worldwide. Front covers adorned with vibrant color lithographs from 1905-06 invite readers on an adventure through Lafontaine's Tales. These illustrations transport us back in time, immersing ourselves in each tale's moral teachings while marveling at their visual splendor. Amongst all these treasures lies one particular illustration capturing "Le corbeau et le renard" (1992).