Mr. Fleming as Edgar: "Away! the foul fiend follows me" (King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4)

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1855

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Title: Mr. Fleming as Edgar: "Away! the foul fiend follows me" (King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4)
Engraver: Samuel Hollyer (American (born Britain), London 1826–1919 New York)
Artist: After Frederick A. Chapman (American, 1818–1891)
Publisher: Martin & Johnson, New York
Sitter: William Maybury Fleming (American, 1817–1866)
Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: 1855
Medium: Stipple and line engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 9/16 in. (28.2 × 21.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Fenton, 1952
Object Number: 52.628.19
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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