Portrait of Jean Racine. Born 22 December 1639 in La Ferte-Milon, France. Died 21 April 1699 in Paris, France. Steel engraving by Emile Giroux (fl. 1820-1840), c. 1840. Good condition. Ample margins. Paper very slightly browned and very slightly soiled, mainly in the margins. With some small faint stains. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 110 x 92 mm. Jean Racine was Playwright, Tragedian, Dramatist, One of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, and Important literary figure in the Western tradition.