The Curate and the Corpse, from Jean de La Fontaine's "Fables"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Jean de La Fontaine's "Fables"
Artist: Gustave Doré|Jean de La Fontaine
Artist bio: French, Strasbourg 1832–1883 Paris|French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Author
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1868
Medium: Wood engraving; proof
Dimensions: sheet: 6 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (17 x 24 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession year: 1953