La forêt et le bucheron, Louis-Simon Lempereur

Engraving made by louis simon lempire after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the forest and the lumberjack by jean de la fontaine (fable 16 of book xii). This engraving appeared in the complete edition of la fontaine's fables, published in four volumes by the publisher desaint & saillant, rue saint jean de beauvais in paris, 1755-1759. Medium: engraving. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Lempereur-Oudry-La Fontaine-La forêt et le bucheron