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Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin

Also known as: Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin; primary name: Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, Jean
Details: individual; author/poet; French; Male
Life dates: 1595-1676
Biography: Author, a founding member of the Académie Française, of which he was the chancellor (1634-1638). Close to Richelieu (q.v.). Author of a treatise, 'La comparaison de la langue et de la poesie francaises avec la Grecque et la Latine', which favourably compared French language and poetry to its Greek & Latin counterparts and was one of the starting points of the quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns. Another famouswork of his is 'Clovis ou la France Chrétienne' (1657), which he dedicated to the young Louis XIV.

369 related objects

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1946,0713.1080 |
Producer name: Drawn by:François ChauveauFormerly attributed to:Sébastien Bourdon |
Production date: 1657

print; playing-card

Title: Junon Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.807 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Jugement de Paris. Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.845 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Pan et Syrinx Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.834 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Pigmalion Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.824 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Ceres Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.842 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Pallas et Arachné Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.833 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Neptune Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.803 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Apollon Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1856,0510.811 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Louis 6.e dit le gros. Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.459 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Clovis le grand Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.445 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Jeu des Fables |
Museum number: 1896,0501.1235-1287 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaAfter:Jean Desmarests |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Henry Second Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.475 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Fayneants Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.449 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,0625.758 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,0625.760 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,0625.769 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,0625.764 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Fayneants Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.455 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Charles Sept.e Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.470 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Jeu des Fables |
Museum number: 1896,0501.660.1-30 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaAfter:Jean Desmarests |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Charles 5.e dit le Sage. Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.468 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.441 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Malheureux Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.467 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,0625.768 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Philippe auguste Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.460 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,0625.763 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Charles sixiesme Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.469 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Sans foy Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.454 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Louis le Juste, xiii.e Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.479 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Hugues capet / chef de la troisiesme race Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.456 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Museum number: 1870,0625.757 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Ny bons ny mauvais Cartes des Rois de france |
Museum number: 1871,0513.474 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Henri Le Gras |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; title-page

Museum number: 1858,0417.1536 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BosseAfter:Claude Vignon |
Production date: 1639 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; title-page

Museum number: 1865,0408.289 |
Producer name: BIOG38080 Print made by:Claude Mellan |
Production date: 1645

print; playing-card

Title: Les trois Graces Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.250 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Orphée et Eurydice Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.257 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Jupiter et Europe Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.233 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Pluton Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.253 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Phaeton Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.236 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Junon Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.228 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print

Title: Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.226 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Borée et Orithie Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.232 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Saturne Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.240 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Neptune Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.266 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Vulcan et Thetis Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.261 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Mercure et Argus Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.244 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Pallas Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.267 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Apollon Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.242 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Acteon Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.230 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Cephale et Procris Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.277 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Les neuf Muses Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.270 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Dedale et Icare Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.247 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Niobe Jeu des fables |
Museum number: 1849,0421.256 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Nouvelle France Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.638 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Allemagne Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.633 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Castille d'or Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.600 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Quivira Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.616 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Espagne Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.597 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1896,0501.682.1-27 |
Producer name: After:Stefano della BellaAfter:Jean Desmarests |
Production date: 1644-1700

print; playing-card

Title: Turquie Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4700 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Sicile Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4702 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Turquie Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.592 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Italie Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.637 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Grece Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.607 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1896,0501.681.1-28 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Florent Le Comte |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; playing-card

Title: Egypte Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4718 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Moscovie Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.599 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Mexique Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.596 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Pologne Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.621 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Perse Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.598 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: France Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.591 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Afrique Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.590 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Egypte Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.627 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Narsingue Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.624 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Armenie Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.615 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: France Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4699 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Peru Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.593 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Arabie Troglodytique Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4721 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Arabie Troglodytique Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.632 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Empire du grand Mogor Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4714 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Sicile Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.601 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Nicaragua Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,0513.619 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Arabie Jeu de la Géographie |
Museum number: 1871,1209.4709 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; playing-card

Title: Jeux Historiques des Rois de France, Reines Renommées, Geographie et Metamorphose |
Museum number: 1896,0501.662.1-198 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stefano della BellaPublished by:Florent Le Comte |
Production date: 1644 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

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