Contes et nouvelles en vers (library)
Copper-line engraving. C1850. 110mm x 70mm (image) 205mm by 130mm (sheet). French engraving from Jean La Fontaine, 'Contes et nouvelles en vers'. Originally published in the 1760s, this is a mid 19th century impression on wove paper.
La Fontaines tales depict romantic stories which also contain a moral lesson.The artist, Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen, is best known for his illustration designs and vignettes, and most famously for these depictions for Fontaine." Item #2166
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