Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British
Title:
Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, published state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 13 3/4in. (43.2 x 34.9cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved inscriptions: within image at top, center, "EDGAR"; within image at bottom center, "Away! the foul fiend follows me -- Through the sharp Hawthorn blows the cold wind -- Humph -- go to thy bed and warm thee"; below, "Published May 20 1775 by J. Mortimer Norfolk Street, STRAND"; within image at bottom right, "Lear, Act III, Scene III"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12120
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
King Lear, play by William Shakespeare | wheat | plants
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31898