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George Romney, 1734–1802, British, Lear Awakened by Cordelia, ca. 1774

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Creator:

George Romney, 1734–1802

Title:

Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Part Of:

Collective Title: King Lear

Date:

ca. 1774

Materials & Techniques:

Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 5/16 inches (38 x 49 cm), Image: 12 5/8 x 15 9/16 inches (32 x 39.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in red pencil, on back, upper left: "89"

Circular collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4541); oval collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4542)

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1979.12.606

Classification:

Drawings & Watercolors

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Cordelia (character in King Lear)
King Lear (character in King Lear)

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6736

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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 42-3, no. 109, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Smith College Museum of Art, The drawings of George Romney ; an exhibition held from May to September 1962 at the Smith College Museum of Art , Northampton, Mass., Northampton, MA, 1962, cat. no. 4, NJ18 R65 S46 [ORBIS]

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