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

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.

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Béline, wife to Argan.

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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.

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