The fable of the acorn and the pumpkin: an acorn falls on a man resting under an oak tree on a grassy bank, with pumpkins and his tools and basket around him. Engraving by J.C. Le Vasseur after N. Bertin after J. de La Fontaine.

  • La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695.
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The fable of the acorn and the pumpkin: an acorn falls on a man resting under an oak tree on a grassy bank, with pumpkins and his tools and basket around him. Engraving by J.C. Le Vasseur after N. Bertin after J. de La Fontaine. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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After having wondered why small acorns grow on large oak trees but pumpkins grow on slender stalks, a rustic discovers a reason tho thank the Deity when he lies under an oak tree and an acorn falls on him instead of a pumpkin

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Paris (ruë du Platre St. Jacques à côté du College de Cornuaille) : Daullé graveur du Roi

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1 print : engraving ; image 35 x 29.1 cm

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Le gland & la citrouille. La Fontaine, Liv. 1X. Fab. 1V. Peint par Berlin. Gravé par Le Vasseur.

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Wellcome Collection 31893i

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