Object number1968.25.1
King Lear and Cordelia, Act V, Scene iii, King Lear, from Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery
Date1792
Artist
Francis Legat
(English, 1755-1809)
after
James Barry
(Irish, 1741-1806)
CultureIrish, English
MediumEtching and engraving
DimensionsImage: 19 9/16 x 25 in. (49.69 x 63.5 cm)
Sheet: 22 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. (57.79 x 85.09 cm)
Sheet: 22 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. (57.79 x 85.09 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Matthew Vassar Fund
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
InscribedInscribed (in plated, LR): Drawn and Engraved by Fras. Legat.; (in plate, LL): Painted by Jas. Barry, R. A., Professor of Painting to the Royal Academy; (in plate, at bottom): SHAKESPEARE. KING LEAR. Act V. Scene iii. Lear. Howl, howl, howl, howl! - O, you are men of stones; Had I your tongues and eyes, I'd yse them so That heaven;'s vault should crack: --- ), she is gone for ever! ___ Published August 1. 1792 by John and Josiah Boydell at the Shakspeate Gallery Pall Mall and No. 90. Cheapside London.
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