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King Lear, Kent and Cordelia.

Print
Artist/Maker

Woodcut of 3 characters (2 male, 1 female) in a Shakespeare play.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleKing Lear, Kent and Cordelia. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut
Brief description
Woodcut by Gwendolen Raverat: King Lear, Kent and Cordelia. Illustration to "King Lear," Act IV., scene 7.
Physical description
Woodcut of 3 characters (2 male, 1 female) in a Shakespeare play.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 3in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil G Raverat. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Presented by the Artist.
Literary references
  • Shakespeare
  • King Lear
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
E.1859-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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