King Lear and Cordelia

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Title

King Lear and Cordelia

Subject

Shakespeare, King Lear, cognitive degeneration

Description

This engraving depicts the seventh scene in act 4 of Shakespeare's King Lear play. Within this engraving, King Lear can be seen near the end of his life, confused.

Creator

Benjamin Beale Evans

Source

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Lear_and_Cordelia_(Shakespeare,_King_Lear,_Act_4,_Scene_7)_MET_DP860144.jpg

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

1783

Rights

Public Domain

Format

Stippled Engraving

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Stipple Engraving and Brown Ink

Files

King_Lear_and_Cordelia_(Shakespeare,_King_Lear,_Act_4,_Scene_7)_MET_DP860144.jpg

Citation

Benjamin Beale Evans, “King Lear and Cordelia,” Exploring the Mind, accessed October 14, 2024, https://aemfindley.com/final_project_omeka/items/show/7.