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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Barbant, Nicolas
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Cent proverbes
- Author(s):
- Achard, Amédée, Delord, Taxile, Frémy, Arnould, Old Nick (Émile Forgues)
- Published:
- Paris, 1845
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A ewe wearing a dress is kneeling at the grille of a confessional, confessing to a priest with a wolf’s head.
The caption reads in the original French: Folle est la brebis qui au loup se confesse.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, anthropomorphic, black & white, clerical, proverb, wolf


