Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British
Title:
Lear and Cordelia
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 22 11/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.7 x 45.3 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1977
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
footstool | throne | cushions | dress | cloaks | woman | men | standing | daughter | father | tragedy | crown (costume component) | gesturing | literary theme | sitting | plays by William Shakespeare | King Lear, play by William Shakespeare
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 29, no. 81, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9822