The Villager Looking for His Calf (La Fontaine, Contes) - Cochin
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Description
A villager having lost his calf, Went looking for it in the nearby forest. He placed himself on the fairest tree, To hear better, and to see into the plain. A lady came with a young boy. The place pleases them, water comes to their mouths And the gallant, who on the grass lays her down, Cries out upon seeing I know not what appas : O gods, what do I see, and what do I not see ! Without saying what : for they were closed letters ; When the manant stopping them all coi : Homme de biens, qui voyez tant de choses, Voyez-vous point mon veau ? dites-le moi.
2. This drawing was engraved, in the same format, in reverse.
Acquired by the museum on December 10, 1990, from the Auguste and Eugène Dutuit collection.
3. Engraving in volume II, p. 49.
Technical Data
Notice #001141
