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frontispiece
Object Type
print
frontispiece
Museum number
1917,1208.1446
Description
Allegorical scene with Jean de la Fontaine seated at left beside his muse, and staring at Aesop, who stands at right and points a Truth, who stands above them, on a cloud; Fable personified is wrapping a veil decorated with animals around her, while Morality sits at her feet; finished state, before letter, of a frontispiece to an edition of La Fontaine's works, perhaps 'Contes et nouvelles en vers' (Amsterdam, 1721). 1721 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Bernard Picart
School/style
French
Production date
1721
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
153 millimetres
Width:
87 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Dimier 1928 / Les peintres français du XVIIIe siècle, histoire des vies et catalogue des oeuvres
(1347)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
Associated names
Illustration to:
Jean de La Fontaine
Representation of:
Jean de La Fontaine
Representation of:
Aesop
Representation of:
Veritas
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Contes et Nouvelles en vers
(? 1721)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall
In Memory of:
Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell and 5th Lord Dingwall
Acquisition date
1917
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1917,1208.1446