Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia

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Artist/Maker	Bleeck, Pieter Van (engraver) Bleeck, Pieter Van (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

Whole-length portrait, standing in a rain storm, and holding the hand of a woman on the right. There are men standing on either side of the scene.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Shakespeare
Object type	Print
Title	Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Portrait of Susanna Maria Cibber in the scene where Edgar rescues Cordelia from Edmund, as Cordelia in Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. Mezzotint by Pieter van Bleeck, mid-18th century.
Physical description	Whole-length portrait, standing in a rain storm, and holding the hand of a woman on the right. There are men standing on either side of the scene.
Dimensions	Mount height: 74.5cm Mount width: 54.5cm Measured by SH 15/03/2011.
Style	British School
Copy number	4th state
Marks and inscriptions	'Peter van Bleeck Pinx. Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia / Play of Lear Act IIId.' (Lettered)
Object history	The scene depicted was in a production of Shakespeare's King Lear at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1754.
Subjects depicted	Actress Storm Woman Cibber, Susannah Maria Cordelia
Literary reference	<i>King Lear</i> by William Shakespeare
Bibliographic reference	Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 3, p.1397.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	26421

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O628245/mrs-cibber-in-the-character-print-bleeck-pieter-van/

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