Les illustrations en rapport avec l'article se trouvent à partir de la page 734.https://www.cairn.info/revue-dix-septieme-siecle-2020-4-page-734.htmlInternational audienceFrançois Chauveau marked the illustration of the book in the 17th century by the diversity of his work and the number of his illustrations. While his prints, which are part of research into the relationship between text and image, are becoming well known, the drawings he has made are attractive subjects for study. The paper thus focuses on the analysis of a few that were composed for the first collective edition of Jean Racine’s Œuvres in order to highlight the elaboration of the graphic gesture.François Chauveau a marqué l’illustration du livre au XVIIe siècle par la dive...