Fables of La Fontaine (Furnishing Fabric), Rouen, c. 1830. Creator: Bapaume et Cocatrix.

Fables of La Fontaine (Furnishing Fabric), Rouen, c. 1830. Creator: Bapaume et Cocatrix.

2-862-909 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Fables of La Fontaine (Furnishing Fabric), Rouen, c. 1830. Foliage with scenes from the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine: 'Le Villageois et le Serpent', villager attacking a snake with an axe; 'Le Chêne et le Roseau', an oak tree representing the French king Louis XIV, and a reed which represent the people of France; 'Le Savetier et le Financier'; The Cobbler and the Financier. Designed by Alexandre Buquet after Jean Michel Moreau, the Younger, manufactured by Bapaume et Cocatrix.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Bapaume et Cocatrix, attributed to: French?: Makers, manufacturers
After
  1. Alexandre Buquet: French: Artist
  2. Jean-Michel Moreau: French: Artist, printmaker
People Related
  1. Jean de la Fontaine: French: Author, poet, writer

Medium
  1. Cotton, plain weave
  2. Engraved roller printed

Picture Type
  1. Object
  2. Textiles

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4552x4960
File Size : 66,147kb


Aliases

  1. 1927.864
  1. 35662
  1. 1000012417
  1. 1927.864
  1. 2-862-909
  1. 2862909

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