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Engraver, English, 1743-1822
Henry Fuseli , Swiss, 1741-1825
Title
King Lear, Act I, Scene I
MediumEtching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 46.5 x 65.7 cm
Credit LinePresented, Brian Lalor Print Collection, 2014
Object numberNGI.2014.164
Inscriptionlower left: Painted by Hy. Fuseli
lower centre: SHAKESPEARE/Lear. Let it be so,[...]Thy truth then by they dower: /For by the sacred radiance of the sun;/Here I disclaim all my paternal care
lower right: Engraved by Rd. Earlom