Portrait of Molière
Date
1900Period
19th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Chaplain was a master of engraving portrait medals. He portrayed numerous well-known and less well-known French personalities and artists. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Paris, 1622-1673) made his debut in a theatre company at the age of 20. Two years later, he adopted the pseudonym Molière and under this name became one of the most famous French word artists. Molière was depicted by…
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Chaplain was a master of engraving portrait medals. He portrayed numerous well-known and less well-known French personalities and artists. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Paris, 1622-1673) made his debut in a theatre company at the age of 20. Two years later, he adopted the pseudonym Molière and under this name became one of the most famous French word artists. Molière was depicted by numerous artists, both on canvas and in stone. Chaplain also succeeded in depicting the figure of Molière in a particularly expressive manner.
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