Le Malade Imaginaire
Oil Painting
1843 (painted)
1843 (painted)
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Critics admired this depiction of Molière's 1673 satirical comedy The Hypochondriac, particularly the figure of the fierce doctor Purgon. He has just listed the frightful diseases that the terrified Monsieur Argan will suffer, because Argan's sensible brother would not permit the horrible treatment prescribed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Le Malade Imaginaire (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting by Charles Robert Leslie depicting Act III, Scene 6 from Moliere's 'Le Malade Imaginaire'. Great Britain, 1843. |
| Physical description | Oil painting depicting Act III, Scene 6 from Moliere's 'Le Malade Imaginaire'. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | 'Le Malade Imaginaire' by Moliere |
| Summary | Critics admired this depiction of Molière's 1673 satirical comedy The Hypochondriac, particularly the figure of the fierce doctor Purgon. He has just listed the frightful diseases that the terrified Monsieur Argan will suffer, because Argan's sensible brother would not permit the horrible treatment prescribed. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 168 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.118[O] |
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| Record created | May 19, 2003 |
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