John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British, Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii
- Title:
Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii
- Medium:
- Etching, published state
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 x 13 3/4in. (43.2 x 34.9cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved inscriptions: within image at top, center, "EDGAR"; within image at bottom center, "Away! the foul fiend follows me -- Through the sharp Hawthorn blows the cold wind -- Humph -- go to thy bed and warm thee"; below, "Published May 20 1775 by J. Mortimer Norfolk Street, STRAND"; within image at bottom right, "Lear, Act III, Scene III"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12120
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- King Lear, play by William Shakespeare | plants | wheat
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31898
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