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James Barry

King Lear and Cordelia

Description

Maker

James Barry (Irish, 1741-1806), designer

Title

King Lear and Cordelia

Year

ca. 1790 (reworked from a 1776 state)

Medium

Etching with engraving on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Etching with engraving on laid paper

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 51.3 x 55.4 cm (20 3/16 x 21 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:inscxribed in pencil in LR:original etching by/James Barry R.A.; numbered in LC:951-In plate--signed in LL:James Barry pinxit & c.; titled in LC:King Lear; inscribed in LR:Publish'd 1776

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

76.033

Type

Prints

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Tombstone

James Barry (Irish, 1741-1806), designer

King Lear and Cordelia, ca. 1790 (reworked from a 1776 state)

Etching with engraving on laid paper

Plate: 51.3 x 55.4 cm (20 3/16 x 21 13/16 inches)

Mary B. Jackson Fund 76.033

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