This page contains images of the following writers and poets: Racine, La Fontaine and Molière, all three of them classics of 17th century French literature with whom Berlioz was very familiar, as was every educated Frenchman. See for example for Racine Journal des Débats 15 August 1843 and 22 July 1852; CG no. 2029; for La Fontaine Memoirs chapter 2; Débats 23 February 1860 and 14 May 1863; for Molière Débats 13 January 1852, 22 January and 19 June 1858.
Racine
This is an 18th century engraving by Pierre Dupin (1690?-1751), after a painting by J. B Santerre. It is reproduced here courtesy of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This undated engraving shows a scene from Racine’s Andromaque. It is reproduced here courtesy of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
La Fontaine
This engraving is by Gérard Edelinck, (1640-1707), after a paining by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743). It is reproduced here courtesy of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Molière
This engraving is by Benoît Audran (1698-1772), after a painting by Pierre Mignard (1612-1695). It is reproduced here courtesy of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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