Jean de La Fontaine Les Fables Prints
Scope and Contents
A set of seven engravings with accompanying text leaves from the 1783 edition of the famous French verse tales, Les Fables, by Jean de la Fontaine, in which animals behave like human beings.
Dates
- Creation: 1783
Creator
- La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 (Person)
- Oudry, Jean-Baptiste, 1686-1755 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection are in the public domain.
Historical Note
First published from 1668-1695, the Fables appeared in many versions, the most famous of which is this one, illustrated with engravings after drawings by Jean Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), and published after his death by the engraver Nicholas Cochin in Paris between the years 1755-1759, in four volumes.
Extent
2 Linear feet (1 flat box) ; All plates measure 12 x 8 3/4 in. to the plate mark.
Language of Materials
French
Physical Location
Stored in the same box as PRI-005, Alexander Wilson American Ornithology Prints.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Butler University's Modern Foreign Language Department in memory of Professor Clyde L. Clark, 1970.
Bibliography
- Title
- Guide to the Jean de La Fontaine Les Fables prints
- Author
- Richard A. Davis
- Date
- 1986
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025: Reformatted and input to ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
4600 Sunset Avenue
Irwin Library 345
Indianapolis Indiana 46208 United States
specialcollections@butler.edu