L'homme et la puce, Benoît-Louis Prévost

Engraving made by benoît louis prévost after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the man and the flea by jean de la fontaine (fable 5 of book viii). 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. Prévost-Oudry-La Fontaine-L'homme et la puce