Antique Print-MOLIERE-WIFE-ARMANDE BEJART-VENETIAN COSTUME-GUITAR-Houssaye-1880

Original etchings on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 31 x 44.5 cm. The image size is ca. 12.5 x 18.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 17.5 inch. The image size is ca. 4.9 x 7.3 inch.

Plate B: This plate shows a portrait of Moliere’s wife Armande Bejart in Venetian costume playing a stringed instrument. Possibly after a painting by Sebastien Bourdon. This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: ‘Moliere Sa Femme Et Sa Fille.’, by Arsene Houssaye, published by Dentu, Paris 1880. (limited ed. 500 ex.) This work is a tribute to Moliere, his wife Armande Bejart and daughter Madeleine.Artists and Engravers: Arsene Houssaye (1815 – 1896), French novelist, poet and man of letters, was born at Bruy�res (Aisne), near Laon. His real surname was Housset. Kan de engraver niet lezen. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Moliere, (French 1622 -1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Moliere’s best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L’Ecole des Femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L’Imposteur, (Tartuffe or the Imposter), L’Avare (The Miser), Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman).

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning. Irregular edges as issued with small tears. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-MOLIERE-WIFE-ARMANDE BEJART-VENETIAN COSTUME-GUITAR-HOUSSAYE

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