Francis Legat, 1755–1809, British, "King Lear", Act V, Scene III, 1792
- Title:
- "King Lear", Act V, Scene III
- Date:
- 1792
- Materials & Techniques:
- Engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 13/16 × 28 inches (55.4 × 71.1 cm), Plate: 19 7/16 × 25 1/16 inches (49.4 × 63.7 cm), Image: 16 9/16 × 23 5/16 inches (42.1 × 59.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by Jas. Barry R.A. | Professor of Painting to the Royal Academy | 51"; lettered, lower left: "Lear. Howl, howl, howl, howl! O. you are men of stones; | Had i your longues and eyes. I'd use them so"; lettered, lower right: "Drawn & Engraved by Fras. Legat"; lettered, lower right: " That heavens vault should crack: | O. she is gone for ever!"; lettered, lower center: "SHAKSPEARE. | King Lear. | ACT V. SCENE III. | Publish'd Aug. 1, 1792, by JOHN & JOSIAH BOYDELL, at the Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall & No.90, Cheapside London."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.168
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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