The Hare and the Frogs, from Jean de La Fontaine's "Fables"

Multiple artists/makers

1868

Not on view

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Title: The Hare and the Frogs, from Jean de La Fontaine's "Fables"
Series/Portfolio: Jean de La Fontaine's "Fables"
Engraver: Stéphane Pannemaker (Belgian, Brussels 1847–1930 Paris)
Engraver: and Albert Doms (French, active 1850–79)
Artist: After Gustave Doré (French, Strasbourg 1832–1883 Paris)
Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
Translator: Walter Thornbury (British, London 1828–1876 London)
Publisher: Cassell, Petter and Galpin London and New York
Date: 1868
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 9 3/16 in. (30.6 × 23.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Algernon S. Sullivan, 1919
Object Number: 19.48.8.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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