Plate 28; clitie visiting federic and begging him to give her his falcon as a present for her son, unaware that he has killed the bird to make her lunch; the young woman stands at right, hands clasped, while federic sits at a table and listens; in the background a housemaid points at a plate. September 1830
hand-coloured lithograph with gum arabic. Date: September 1830. Dimensions: Height: 215 mm (printed area); Width: 142 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Jean de La Fontaine. Collection: British Museum. Le Faucon (BM 1900,1231.4313)
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