Oeuvres de Jean Racine
Medium
Printed book with engraved illustrations
Dimensions
Overall: 19 11/16 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (50 x 35 x 7 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and The Elisha Whittelsey Funds; and Gift of John Sise, by exchange, 1958
Accession Number
58.635.1(2)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Published in 1801 by the renowned printer Pierre Didot l’aîné, *Oeuvres de Jean Racine* presents the collected plays of the celebrated seventeenth-century French dramatist in a luxurious illustrated edition. This volume emerged during the Napoleonic era, a time when French publishers sought to revive and elevate national literary heritage through exceptional craftsmanship. Didot’s meticulous typography and generous page layout reflect the period’s emphasis on classical refinement and cultural prestige. The book’s engraved illustrations, contributed by leading Neoclassical artists such as Pier...
About the Artist
Pierre Didot l'ainé|Jean Racine|Pierre Paul Prud'hon|Jean Guillaume Moitte|Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson|Taunai|Antoine Denis Chaudet|Jean-Baptiste-Michel Dupréel|baron François Gérard (Roman|French|French) · -0065 |1761 |1764 –-0008 |1853 |1838
Roman, Venusia 65 BCE–8 BCE Rome|French, 1761–1853|French, Paris 1764–1838 Paris