Title

'Racine', (1639-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Racine', (1639-1699), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699) French dramatist and tragedian playwright, his works are marked by psychological insight. Royal historiographer to the court of King Louis XIV he died of liver cancer in 1699. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_471

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,6Mb (3,0Mb) / 12,5in x 17,9in / 3743 x 5376 (300dpi)

Keywords

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