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Nicolas Henry Tardieu|Charles Antoine Coypel|Jean de La Fontaine|Lamotte-Houdar

Book 4, Fable 13: the treasure (Le trésor)

1719
Etching and engraving
8 × 9.7 cm (3.1 × 3.8 in)

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