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The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

Print
1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
William Heinemann Ltd. (publisher)
Random House, Inc. (publisher)
Stephen Gooden (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Line engraving illustration print of the title page of 'The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine', depicting a stage with a man with a shepherd's crook and another figure dressed as a lion.

Object details

Categories
Illustration
Books
Object type
print
TitleThe Fables of Jean de La Fontaine (published title)
Materials and techniques
Line engraving illustration print
Paper
Line Engraving
Brief description
'The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine' Vol II, title page, line engraving illustration by Stephen Gooden for 'The Fables of La Fontaine' translated by Edward Marsh, published by William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1931
Physical description
Line engraving illustration print of the title page of 'The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine', depicting a stage with a man with a shepherd's crook and another figure dressed as a lion.
Dimensions
  • Height: 219.075mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1935)
  • Width: 130.175mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1935)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THE FABLES OF JEAN DE LA FONTAINE / Translated into English Verse by / EDWARD MARSH / With Twenty-six Engravings on copper by / STEPHEN GOODEN' (Printed at the top of the title page.)
  • 'VOL II' (Printed on a plaque on the right-hand side of the stage.)
  • 'London / WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD / New York / RANDOM HOUSE / 1931' (Printed at the bottom of the title page, below the stage.)
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.278-1935

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036492/the-fables-of-jean-de-print-stephen-gooden/
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