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

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Model Released: No

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