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Printed cotton
French
19th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton printed
Dimensions
53.6 x 81.2 cm (21 1/8 x 31 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Accession Number14.943
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
Description"Buguet, D. SC." Copper plate engraving, printed with violet. La Fontaine's fables. In the middle La Fontaine is seated under a tree with a pen and paper in his hands; underneath is printed J D H LA FONTAINE "La Laitère et le pot au lait", "La fortune et le jeune enfant", "La clochette", "Le lion et le moncheron", "Les deux pigeons".
ProvenancePurchased of F. H. Bigelow