Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695), French writer, wood engraving, published 1895

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Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695), French writer, wood engraving, published 1895

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Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695) - French writer. The French consider him to be one of their greatest classics and some of his fables are still known to every French schoolchild today. Wood engraving based on an oil painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud (French painter, 1659 - 1743), published in 1895.

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February 13th, 2025

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