The old man and the three young men, Benoît-Louis Prévost

Engraving made by benoît-louis prévost after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the old man and the three young men by jean de la fontaine (fable 8 of book xi). 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-Le vieillard et les trois jeunes hommes