Democritus and the People of Abdera

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Democritus looks thoughtfully at a skull, ignoring the bystanders staring at him

Democritus and the people of Abdera.

Artist

Name:: Devéria, Achille
Dates:: 1800-1857
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Narratives, Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Thompson, Charles
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Œuvres complètes de La Fontaine
Author:: La Fontaine, Jean de
Publisher:: Paris: Baudoin Frères, 1826
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Description:

Democritus is represented as an old, although muscular man with a beard, sitting under a tree and looking thoughtfully at the skull he holds in the hand, ignoring the bystanders staring and pointing at him.

The caption reads in the original French: Démocrite et les Abdéritains.

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