Title

The Frogs Who Asked for a King

Caption

"Les Grenouilles qui demandent un Roi" ('The Frogs Who Asked for a King')

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

PTR26A00_382

License type

Rights managed

Available size

119.0Mb (8.8Mb) / 29.5in x 15.6in / 8858 x 4694 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Animals Animal Marais Allegory Democracy Monarchy Conservatism Conservative ideology Elected representative Tyrant Dictatorship Crown Despot