King Lear Weeping Over the Body of Cordelia (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery
Artist: Francis Legat|James Barry|John & Josiah Boydell|William Shakespeare
Artist bio: British, Edinburgh 1755–1809 London|Irish, Cork 1741–1806 London|British, 1786–1804|British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon
Artist role: Engraver|Artist|Publisher|Subject
Artist nationality: British|Irish|British|British
Date: August 1, 1792
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 19 7/16 × 24 11/16 in. (49.4 × 62.7 cm)
Sheet: 20 3/8 in. × 26 in. (51.7 × 66 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
Accession year: 1942
Tags: Kings|Men|Women|Shakespeare