1830 ca, FRANCE: The celebrated french playwright Pierre-Augustin CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS (1732-1799). Portrait by Zéphirin Félix Jean Marius BELLIARD (1798-1861), printed by Delpech, Paris , 1840 ca. He is best known for his plays like" Le Barbier de Seville"(1775- IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA) and" Mariage de Figaro"(IL MATRIMONIO DI FIGARO-later in music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)