Title

'John Racine', 1774. Artist: J Collyer

Caption

'John Racine', 1774. Jean Racine (1639-1699) was a French dramatist, one of the big three of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille). Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1774

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C08_244

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (4,9Mb) / 12,0in x 16,2in / 3585 x 4869 (300dpi)

Keywords

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