Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress who developed a naturalistic style of acting, 1692-1730. Performed in plays by Moliere, Racine, Corneille, etc. at the Comedie Francais. Mlle Lecouvreur. Theatre Francais. Handcoloured stipple engraving after Jacques Grasset Saint-Sauveur from Acteurs et Actrices Celebres, Famous Actors and Actresses, Chez Latour Libraire, Paris, 1808.

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