The Two Bulls and the Frog

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A frog talks to another frog who is sitting on a river bank, while two bulls fight each other in the background

The two bulls and the frog.

Artist

Name:: Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:: 1803-1847
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Brevière, Louis-Henri; Hébert, César-Auguste
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Fables de La Fontaine (Grandville), vol. 1
Author:: La Fontaine, Jean de
Publisher:: Paris: Henri Fournier Aîné, 1838
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Description:

A frog standing in the middle of a stream talks vehemently to another frog who sits on the bank smoking a pipe (?), while two bulls in the background rear up, poised to fight.

The caption reads in the original French: Les deux taureaux et la grenouille.

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