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Period 18th century

Genre literary theme

Subject Terms King Lear, play by William Shakespeare

1. Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Creator:: Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Date:: 1755
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 84 x 82 inches (213.4 x 208.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

Creator:: unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:: between 1770 and 1780
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 1/8 x 50 1/2 inches (104.5 x 128.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Creator:: Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Date:: ca. 1755
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 1/16 x 20 9/16 inches (38.3 x 52.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Date:: ca. 1774
Medium:: Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 5/16 inches (38 x 49 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

5. "Lear in the Storm," King Lear, Act III, Scene II

"Lear in the Storm," King Lear, Act III, Scene II

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (19.7 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Date:: between 1774 and 1775
Medium:: Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/16 x 19 5/16 inches (30.7 x 49 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

7. Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind

Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind

Creator:: Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832, British
Date:: 1786
Medium:: Graphite with black ink and brown wash, verso: pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 5 5/8 inches (16.8 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Lear and Cordelia

Lear and Cordelia

Creator:: Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British
Date:: ca. 1781
Medium:: Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:: Mount: 22 11/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.7 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Lear and Cordelia

Lear and Cordelia

Creator:: Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British
Date:: ca. 1781
Medium:: Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 22 15/16 x 17 1/4 inches (58.3 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Cordelia

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:: 1784
Medium:: Stipple engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia in Play of King Lear, Act III

Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia in Play of King Lear, Act III

Creator:: Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Medium:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 13 3/8in. (40.6 x 34cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. King Lear and Cordelia, Act V, Scene 10

King Lear and Cordelia, Act V, Scene 10

Creator:: James Barry, 1741–1806, Irish
Date:: 1776
Medium:: Etching and aquatint; touched with india ink
Dimensions:: Plate: 21 7/8 x 20 1/8in. (55.6 x 51.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. King Lear and Cordelia

King Lear and Cordelia

Creator:: Print made by James Barry, 1741–1806, Irish
Date:: 1776
Medium:: Etching and aquatint with India ink, published state
Dimensions:: Plate: 21 7/8 x 21 5/8 inches (55.6 x 54.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii

Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii

Creator:: John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British
Medium:: Etching, published state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 13 3/4in. (43.2 x 34.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Shakespeare Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

Shakespeare Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

Creator:: Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Date:: 1789
Medium:: Etching with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches (50.2 x 38.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection