Title

'Scarron', (c1610- 1660), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Scarron', (c1610- 1660), 1830. Paul Scarron (c1610- 1660) French poet, dramatist and libertine novelist born in Paris. First husband of Francoise d'Aubigne who secretly married King Louis XIV of France, he became crippled in 1638 and took opium to relieve the pain. 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_493

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,8Mb (3,5Mb) / 13,7in x 17,9in / 4096 x 5355 (300dpi)

Keywords

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