French playwright and actor (1622–1673)

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Dramatists and actors: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

La médecine et la maladie dans le théâtre de Molière / Patrick Dandrey.

Molière et Gui Patin / par F. Nivelet.

Molière, his life and works / by John Palmer.

Les médecins de Molière : conference faite au Palais des Sociétés Savantes le 9 avril 1890 / [Léon Petit].

Les médecins au temps de Molière : moeurs, institutions, doctrines.

Le malade imaginaire: Argan, a hypochondriac, complaining of his ailments to his nurse. Pen and ink drawing by L. Frölich, 1859.

A group of physicians trying to diagnose a young woman's illness in a scene from Molière's L'amour médecin. Etching attributed to G. Schouten after J.B. Molière.

The characters (in silhouette) from Molière's play 'Le malade imaginaire'. Process print.

Three men in a wood, a scene from Molière's play Le médecin malgré luy. Engraving after J.B. Molière.

Three men in a wood, a scene from Molière's play Le médecin malgré luy. Etching after Molière.

The mock doctor : or, the dumb lady cur'd. A comedy. Done from Moliére [by H. Fielding] ... With the musick prefix'd to each song. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane / By His Majesty's servants.

A physician holding the hand of a female patient in a scene from Molière's play L'amour médecin. Line block by Yves & Barret after L. Leloir.

Le malade imaginaire: Argan, a hypochondriac feigning illness in front of Béline, his wife and Dr. Purgon, his physician, in a scene from Molière's play. Etching by G. Schouten after J.B. Molière.

La malade imaginaire, comedie ... The hypochondriack / [Molière].

A wealthy and well-dressed doctor; suggesting he has a large number of patients. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J.K. Meadows, 1840.

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The mock doctor : or, the dumb lady cur'd. A comedy. Done from Moliére [by H. Fielding] ... With the musick prefix'd to each song. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane / By His Majesty's servants.

A physician holding the hand of a female patient in a scene from Molière's play L'amour médecin. Line block by Yves & Barret after L. Leloir.

Le malade imaginaire: Argan, a hypochondriac feigning illness in front of Béline, his wife and Dr. Purgon, his physician, in a scene from Molière's play. Etching by G. Schouten after J.B. Molière.

La malade imaginaire, comedie ... The hypochondriack / [Molière].

A wealthy and well-dressed doctor; suggesting he has a large number of patients. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J.K. Meadows, 1840.