Lear and Cordelia

Lear, King of England (Legendary character), Drama
Fathers and daughters, Drama

This watercolor sketch, showing Lear and Cordelia and two additional figures, is an abandoned preparatory sketch for an oil painting. The artist’s large oil painting of the same name, now in John Soane’s Museum, is composed differently and has more figures.

Howard, Henry

Philbrick Art Collection, Special Collections, Claremont Colleges Library

c. 1820

Shakespeare, William

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Watercolor on board, 32x23.5 cm.

still image

Box 19, Folder/image 1; Philbrick Art Collection, Special Collections, Claremont Colleges Library