# Fables choisies (volumes 3 and 4)

- By: Jean-Baptiste Oudry (written by Jean de la Fontaine (French, 1621–1695); engravings by Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis (French, 1698–1771), Pierre…)
- Date: 1756–59
- Medium: Bound book of letterpress text with etched and engraved illustrations and woodcut vignettes and culs de lampe in black on ivory laid paper
- Classification: Book
- Dimensions: Book, closed: 49 × 35 × 7 cm (19 5/16 × 13 13/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Book, open: 49 × 74.5 × 6.5 cm (19 5/16 × 29 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Silver
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11943)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/728078f7-d73b-1665-d9d9-fc8778486b06/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)