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Emblems from the fables of La Fontaine / Emblémes des fables de Lafontaine
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 24 scenes from the fables of Jean de La Fontaine, featuring animals with human characteristics and conveying a moral. Below each scene is a four-line verse. Numbered center top: N.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZinnebeelden uit de fabelen van de Lafontaine / Emblémes des fables de Lafontaine. 1834 - 1842. J. Valken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Emblems from the Fables of La Fontaine / Emblèmes des fables de Lafontaine
Till Eulenspiegel was a rogue, / And performed many pranks; / But children, never follow his life, / Which would bring you no honor but shame
You, Youth! who always love to play, / What you find here is childish play. / The child can never do without amusement; / This print provides it for you while learning.
Emblems from the Fables of La Fontaine / Emblèmes des fables de Lafontaine
The life of the farmers and the herdsmen, / And what their fields and acres yield, / The pleasure, the profit from the useful cattle, / This print set shares with you, O youth!
The Troublesome Street Shouting of Small Merchants, / Will Show You This New Print Very Pleasantly / The Sharp Cries of Small Merchants, / Make This Tableau Diverting