Louis-Sébastien Mercier: Quick Facts

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Born	June 6, 1740 • Paris • France
Died	April 25, 1814 (aged 73) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Jean Hennuyer évêque de Lisieux” • “La Brouette du vinaigrier” • “La Destruction de la ligue” • “Le Faux Ami” • “Le Déserteur” • “Le Tableau de Paris” • “The Year 2440”
Subjects Of Study	French literature • dramatic literature • tragedy

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Jean de La Taille

French author

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Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin

French author

Life-sized plaster sculpture Seated Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon shows Voltaire draped in a robe, seated with a thoughtful expression and a ribbon crown, against a dark background.

Voltaire

French philosopher and author

French dramatist Jean Racine

Jean Racine

French dramatist

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Pierre Corneille

French poet and dramatist

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

French philosopher and author

François Mauriac

François Mauriac

French author

Marivaux, Pierre

Pierre Marivaux

French author

Antonin Artaud as Jean Massieu

Antonin Artaud

French author and actor

Aubignac, engraving, 1673

François Hédelin, abbé d’Aubignac

French dramatist and critic

Jarry, drawing by F.A. Cazals, 1897

Alfred Jarry

French writer

Gresset, oil painting by Louis Tocqué; in the Château de Versailles

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

French author

Robert Garnier, detail of an engraving

Robert Garnier

French dramatist

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Jules Lemaître

French critic and dramatist

Ducis, portrait by François Gérard

Jean-François Ducis

French dramatist

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Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis, seigneur de Saint-Évremond

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Népomucène Lemercier

French author

Sedaine, engraving by P.-C. Levesque after a portrait by J.-L. David

Michel-Jean Sedaine

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Étienne Jodelle

French author

Catulle Mendès.

Catulle Mendès

French author