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Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

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Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

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Pierre Corneille, a French playwright particularly noted for his tragedies, was trained as a lawyer and for 21 years combined writing with the legal profession. He is today perhaps best remembered for 'Le Cid' (1637), based on the legend of the eleventh-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (known as ‘El Cid Campeador’). This play, and his other historical tragedies, brought fame and success but towards the end of his life Corneille lost favour. The portrait comes from the collection of the Museum’s founder Sir Hans Sloane but there is no information as to how it was acquired.

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Title

Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

Date

c.1670–1685

Medium

oil on canvas on panel

Measurements

H 29 x W 23.8 cm

Accession number

Painting.29

Acquisition method

purchased as part of the Sloane Collection, 1753

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

P. Corneille

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