The Wolf and the Lamb (La Fontaine fable)
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 52 x W. 67 inches 132.1 x 170.2 cm
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
French, Jouy-en-Josas
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Sloane Coffin, 1926
Accession Number
26.265.64
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the pastoral world of *The Wolf and the LambLa Fontaine fable)*, a delightful 1804 printed cotton textile from the Oberkampf Manufactory in Jouy-en-Josas, France, designed by Jean-Baptisteet I. Measuring 52 x 67 inches, this piece vividly illustrates Jean de La Fontaine's classic fable, where a cunning wolf unjustly devours an innocent lamb despite its pleas. Huet's lively scenes feature human figures, animals, birds, and lambs frolicking amid lush landscapes, capturing the moral tale's whimsy and warning against tyranny. Produced at the renowned Oberkampf Manufactory—pioneers of hi...