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King Lear

Print
10th November 1892 (performed)
Artist/Maker
Partridge, Bernard J. (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Colour print of a scene from a production of King Lear, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 10th 1892. The print shows Henry Irving as King Lear and Ellen Terry as Cordelia.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleKing Lear (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving
Brief description
Colour print of a scene from a production of King Lear, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 10th 1892
Physical description
Colour print of a scene from a production of King Lear, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 10th 1892. The print shows Henry Irving as King Lear sitting in a large patterned, white and red robe. He is sitting on a bed looking up towards Ellen Terry as Cordelia. Cordelia is standing wearing a long red and white patterned cloak and has her hands outstretched towards King Lear. Behind the bed is a man in chain armour, looking towards King Lear.



Dimensions
  • Height: 13.1cm
  • Width: 12.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Literary referenceKing Lear
Summary
Colour print of a scene from a production of King Lear, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 10th 1892. The print shows Henry Irving as King Lear and Ellen Terry as Cordelia.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.614-2016

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Record createdOctober 18, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1370715/king-lear-print-partridge-bernard-j/
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