Engraving made by deferth after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the man who runs after fortune and the man who waits for it in his bed by jean de la fontaine (fable 11 of book vii). 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. A. J. Deferth-Oudry-La Fontaine-L'homme qui court après la fortune
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