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John Hamilton Mortimer

Edgar (King Lear, Act III, Scene 3)

Description

Maker

John Hamilton Mortimer (British, 1741-1779), designer

Title

Edgar (King Lear, Act III, Scene 3)

Year

1775

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

40.5 x 32.9 cm (15 15/16 x 12 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Titled, UC:EDGAR.; inscribed, LC:Away! the foul fiend follows me./Through the sharp Hawthorn blows the cold wind,/ Humph - go to thy bed and warm thee. /Published May 20, 1775 . by J. MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND. ; inscribed, LR:Lear, Act III:Scene 3.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgiana Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

75.033

Type

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Tombstone

John Hamilton Mortimer (British, 1741-1779), designer
Edgar (King Lear, Act III, Scene 3), 1775
etching
40.5 x 32.9 cm (15 15/16 x 12 15/16 inches) (plate)
Georgiana Sayles Aldrich Fund 75.033

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