Pierre Corneille Collection

Corneille's house, Rouen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Corneille's house, Rouen, between c1910 and c1915. Shows house associated with French playwright Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) in Petit Couronne, France, near Rouen. It became a museum in 1879.

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5494021 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493995 Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid"1802 (engraving)
FGL5493971 Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid"1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493936 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493989 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493974 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802
FGL5493955 Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493950 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867
JAB4120327 Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867; (add.info.: Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493962 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Portrait of Pierre de Corneille (1606-1684), French playwright and poet - Engraving published in the book "Les
JEB4866469 Portrait of Pierre de Corneille (1606-1684), French playwright and poet - Engraving published in the book "Les lettres de Madame de sevigne

Duel between Don Gomes and Don Rodrigue Illustration of Scene 2 of Act II of " Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille
ELD4848404 Duel between Don Gomes and Don Rodrigue Illustration of Scene 2 of Act II of " Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Don Sanche wants to fight in duel with Rodrigue, illustration of scene 5 of act IV of "Le Cid" by Pierre
ELD4847199 Don Sanche wants to fight in duel with Rodrigue, illustration of scene 5 of act IV of "Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493973 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Le Cid under Chimene's balcony, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493972 Le Cid under Chimene's balcony, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493970 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Representation of Chimene asking the king to avenge his father Illustration of Scene 8 of Act II of "Le Cid"
ELD4847229 Representation of Chimene asking the king to avenge his father Illustration of Scene 8 of Act II of "Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5494127 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) kisses his spouse Chimene before leaving to fight the Maurs
FGL5493960 Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) kisses his spouse Chimene before leaving to fight the Maurs, Illustration for "Le Cid"

Don rodrigo (Rodrigue) and don Gormas father of Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493942 Don rodrigo (Rodrigue) and don Gormas father of Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

The king congratulated Rodrigue and named him Cid, illustration of 8th scene of 2nd act of French play "Le
ELD4847164 The king congratulated Rodrigue and named him Cid, illustration of 8th scene of 2nd act of French play "Le cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Representation of Chimene forgiving Rodrigue Illustration of Scene 7 of Act V of "Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille
ELD4847110 Representation of Chimene forgiving Rodrigue Illustration of Scene 7 of Act V of "Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Madame Lucinde Paradol as Emilie in Cinna by Pierre Corneille, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F
FLO4606767 Madame Lucinde Paradol as Emilie in Cinna by Pierre Corneille, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Pierre Corneille, 1840 (litho)
1574704 Pierre Corneille, 1840 (litho); (add.info.: Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) French tragedian. Lithograph, Paris, c1840.); Universal History Archive/UIG

the death of Don Gormas, Chimene's father, killed by le Cid during a duel
FGL5494000 the death of Don Gormas, Chimene's father, killed by le Cid during a duel, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

Rodrigue offers his own life to Chimene, he hands her the sword with which he killed her father
ELD4848528 Rodrigue offers his own life to Chimene, he hands her the sword with which he killed her father, illustration of 4th scene of 3rd act of French play "Pierre Le cid" by Crow

Voyons madame, un peu de courage... 1858. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voyons madame, un peu de courage... 1858. Voyons madame, un peu de courage...Une reine ne doit pas trembler comme ca...rappelez-vous donc que vous etes une reine et que vous allez dire des vers du

Portrait d'Henri Maubant (1821-1902), sociétaire de la Comédie-Fançaise dans le rôle... c1883
Portrait d'Henri Maubant (1821-1902), societaire de la Comedie-Fancaise dans le role d'Auguste dans Cinna, c1883

Portrait de Madeleine Roch (1885-1930), sociétaire de la Comédie-Française, dans le... c1910-1913
Portrait de Madeleine Roch (1885-1930), societaire de la Comedie-Francaise, dans le role de Sabine dans "Horace", between 1910 and 1913

Last scene of the tragedy "Rodogune" at the Theatre-Francais, 1810. Creator: Jacques Augustin Pajou
Last scene of the tragedy "Rodogune" at the Theatre-Francais, 1810

Portrait of Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), dramatic poet, c1680. Creator: Francois Sicre
Portrait of Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), dramatic poet, c1680

Pierre Corneille, 1779 (marble)
7308573 Pierre Corneille, 1779 (marble) by Caffieri, Jean-Jacques (1725-92); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), 1779

The French army, religious unity and society during the reign of Louis XIV, 1661-1715 (colour litho)
5207745 The French army, religious unity and society during the reign of Louis XIV, 1661-1715 (colour litho) by Girard, Joseph (fl.1930-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French army)

Engraving of Pierre Corneille by Thomas Woolnoth
" Engraving of Pierre Corneille ( 1606-1684) by Thomas Woolnothfrom an original by c.Lebrun in the possession of the institute of france.Edied and published by William Mackenzie, London

Corneille (XXXL)
Portrait of Corneille engraved by woolmoth from an original picture by C.Lebrun (1840).Photo by pictore

Pierre Corneille (engraving)
3645460 Pierre Corneille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Corneille. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867)

The house in Paris where French playwright Pierre Corneille died in 1684 (engraving)
3647946 The house in Paris where French playwright Pierre Corneille died in 1684 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corneille, Cinna, Act V, Sc I (coloured engraving)
5215599 Corneille, Cinna, Act V, Sc I (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinna, Act V, Sc I)

Corneille, L Illusion, Act III, Sc IX (coloured engraving)
5215603 Corneille, L Illusion, Act III, Sc IX (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Illusion, Act III, Sc IX)

Corneille, Don Sanche D Aragon, Act I, Sc IV (coloured engraving)
5215598 Corneille, Don Sanche D Aragon, Act I, Sc IV (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Sanche D Aragon, Act I, Sc IV)

Corneille, Sertorius, Act III, Sc II (coloured engraving)
5215593 Corneille, Sertorius, Act III, Sc II (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sertorius, Act III, Sc II)

Playwright and dramatist Pierre Corneille (chromolitho)
669222 Playwright and dramatist Pierre Corneille (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Corneille, La Mort De Pompee, Act V, Sc I (coloured engraving)
5215597 Corneille, La Mort De Pompee, Act V, Sc I (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Mort De Pompee, Act V, Sc I)

Corneille, Nicomede, Act II, Sc III (coloured engraving)
5215594 Corneille, Nicomede, Act II, Sc III (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicomede, Act II, Sc III)

Corneille, Sophonisbe, Act V, Sc II (coloured engraving)
5215592 Corneille, Sophonisbe, Act V, Sc II (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophonisbe, Act V, Sc II)

Corneille, Le Cid, Act II, Sc II (coloured engraving)
5215591 Corneille, Le Cid, Act II, Sc II (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Cid, Act II, Sc II)

Portrait of Pierre Corneille (engraving)
819479 Portrait of Pierre Corneille (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Corneille, French tragedian. Engraved by John Chapman)

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Pierre Corneille, a renowned French playwright and dramatist, left an indelible mark on the world of literature during his time. Born in 1606, he became one of the most influential figures in French theatre. His works reflected the societal changes that occurred during the reign of Louis XIV. Corneille's talent and passion for writing were captured beautifully in various artistic depictions throughout history. The marble sculpture from 1779 portrays him as a dignified figure, symbolizing his significant contribution to French literature. During this era, France was marked by religious conflicts and political turmoil. However, Corneille's plays sought to promote unity within society through their themes and narratives. His work served as a reflection of these tumultuous times while also offering hope for a more harmonious future. The engraving by Thomas Woolnoth captures Corneille's essence with great detail and precision. It showcases his intellectual prowess and dedication to his craft. Corneille's plays such as "Cinna, " "L'Illusion, " "Don Sanche D Aragon, " and "Sertorius" were celebrated for their compelling storylines and powerful dialogues. These coloured engravings bring these theatrical moments to life, showcasing the emotional depth present in each scene. In 1684, Pierre Corneille passed away at his house in Paris—a place where creativity thrived until the very end. This engraving immortalizes that location as a testament to his legacy. Today, we continue to appreciate Pierre Corneille's contributions to literature through chromolithographs like this one depicting him at work—an image that reminds us of his enduring impact on French theatre. One cannot overlook the significance of Corneille's play "La Mort De Pompee. " Act V Scene I is brought vividly into focus through this coloured engraving—showcasing both tragedy and triumph within its frames. Pierre Corneille's works continue to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.