The referee, the hospitaller and the solitary, Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Engraving made by nicolas-gabriel dupuis after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the referee, the hospitaller and the solitary by jean de la fontaine (fable 29 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. Grabado abierto al aguafuerte by manuel salvador carmona and concluded a buril by nicolas dupuis. Firmado: "b. Oudry inv. Salvador aqua forti, n. Dupuis caelo, sculpture". Medium: engraving. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Dupuis-Oudry-La Fontaine-Le juge arbitre, l'hospitalier et le solitaire