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White hair streaming, Lear is here buffeted by the elements in act 3, scene 2 of Shakespeare's play. Engraved by Sharp after a painting by Reynolds, this print was published by Boydell, and its success encouraged him to launch the Shakespeare Gallery, an exhibition-print publishing scheme in 1789.
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Title: King Lear
Engraver:
William Sharp (British, London 1749–1824 London)
Artist:
After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
Publisher:
John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Subject:
William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: 1783
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Image: 6 3/16 × 5 1/4 in. (15.7 × 13.4 cm)
Sheet (trimmed to plate): 8 1/8 × 6 5/16 in. (20.7 × 16 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.3.1448
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