Cartoon for cotton printing: Les Fables de La Fontaine, Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Black chalk and white heightening on cream-colored paper, The design comprises four scenes taken from Les Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, first published in 1668: upper left, The Oak and the Reed (BookI, No. 22); supper right, The Elephant and the Lion (Book VI, No. 1); lower left: The Rat and the Elephant (Book VIII, No. 15); and lower right, The Dairy-Maid and the Pot of Milk (Book VII, No. 10)., Possibly Munster, France, 1810-1820, Drawing, Drawing
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Cartoon, cotton printing, Les Fables de La Fontaine, Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, Black chalk, white heightening, cream-colored paper, design comprises four scenes, Les Fables, Jean de La Fontaine, first published, 1668, upper left, Oak, Reed, BookI, No, 22, supper right, Elephant, Lion, Book VI, No, 1, lower left, Rat, Elephant, Book VIII, No, 15, lower right, Dairy-Maid, Pot, Milk, Book VII, No, 10, Munster, France, 1810-1820, Drawing, Drawing
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