The Oak Tree and the Reed

c. 1873 Sheet: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Source image
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The Oak Tree and the Reed illustrates the fable of the same name by the 17th-century French writer Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). Having disdainfully pitied the reed for bending before the wind, the oak is shown torn from the earth by a terrific north wind. Focusing upon the...

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