"the miller, his son and the donkey", lithograph after the painting of the same title presented by hortense haudebourt-lescot at the salon of 1819 (number 765 of the booklet) with this quote from la fontaine's fable:
"when, three girls passing by, one said: it's a great shame / that we have to see this young son behaving like this, / while this simpleton, like a seated bishop, / makes the calf on his donkey and thinks he's very good. / there are no more calves at my age, said the miller, / go your way, daughter, and believe me. ". Object Type: lithograph. Date: 1819. Medium: lithograph.
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