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unknown artist, The Death of Cordelia, undated
- Title:
The Death of Cordelia
- Additional Title(s):
The British Camp Near Dover: 'King Lear', Act V, Scene III
- Part Of:
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Watercolor, gouache, red crayon, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 x 9 3/4 inches (30.5 x 24.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Orig - T Barker"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "G"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.6
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | carrying | cloak | daughter | death | dress | father | figure study | gesturing | grief | holding | king (person) | King Lear, Act V, Scene III | King Lear, play by William Shakespeare | literary theme | man | murder | play | plays by William Shakespeare | princess | sadness | sash | woman
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
King Lear (character in King Lear)
Cordelia (character in King Lear) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13111
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 4, 111, no. 12, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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