A collection of 1679 illustrations to the plays of molière formed by h. S. Ashbee: the series of loose prints consists of various series of book illustrations and other plates, almost all by french artists. The sets have been broken up and re-arranged by title of the play illustrated, while the plays themselves are arranged in alphabetical order; the prints are of different sizes and techniques, and are listed in blocks of each play in the acquisition register and not individually. Engraving, etching, lithograph, photographic process. Date: 1780-1890 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 150 mm; Width: 100 mm (and larger). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Molière. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1914,0228.1-1679)
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