The crow, the gazelle, the turtle and the rat, Louis Legrand

Engraving made by louis legrand after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the raven, the gazelle, the turtle and the rat by jean de la fontaine (fable 15 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. Legrand-Oudry-La Fontaine-Le corbeau, la gazelle, la tortue et le rat