The sheep of Panurge, in Pantagruel by Rabelais, 1798 (engraving)

Les Moutons de Panurge, a scene that gave rise to an expression in the French language - “Panurge without saying anything else throws his screaming and belting sheep into the open sea. All the other sheep shouting and bellowing in similar intonation began to eject and jump into the sea afterwards in a row. The crowd is the first to go after their companion. As you know how to be natural sheep, always follow the first, wherever it goes.” Pantagruel, Extract from the Fourth Book, chapter VIII - engraving illustrating the work “Oeuvres de Maitre François Rabelais” by Ferdinand Bastien 1798 (see also GUT3763, GUT3773 and GUT7934)