Lot 49
Sir Francis Legatt (1755-1809), British after James Barry (1741-1806)
Lot 49 Details
Sir Francis Legatt (1755-1809), British after James Barry (1741-1806), Irish
SHAKESPEARE: KING LEAR; ACT V, SCENE III, 1792
Etching and engraving with letters on wove paper. Published by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery and Cheapside, London
Image 19.5" x 25" — 49.5 x 63.5 cm.
Estimate $100-$200
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Provenance:
Ex. Coll. F.M. Kimbark;
Gifted by the above to The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Accession No. 81/527;
Deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the AGO
Literature:
The British Musuem, “King Lear, Act V, Scene III / Shakespeare Gallery”, Museum No. 1922,0428.14
Note:
“King Lear, with his thick hair blowing in the wind, holds the dead body of Cordelia in one arm, holding the other hand to his head, outside a tent, while a soldier on the left holds out his hand in horror and two men bear away a male body behind him.”