Darley, Felix Octavius Carr. King Lear & Fool, "King Lear"

Folger bibliographic ID: 242564
Folger call number: ART Box D221 no.10
Folger holdings ID: 305576

General notes

Title derived from penciled note on verso of drawing. Drawing is initialed in lower right History: Drawing is part of a series of designs done for the 'Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration' (published in 1884) which was made up of 30 illustrations to Shakespeare's plays. This drawing, however, was never reproduced for the printed edition. For another version of this same scene by Darley which was included in the Gallery of Shakespearean illustration, see ART Box D221 no.9 (the study sketch) and ART Box D221 no.50 (the finished wash drawing) Provenance: Drawing is listed as no. 462 in Henkel's Jan. 1909 Sale catalog. For further provenance information see entry under Darley for Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration Also available as a digital reproduction

Extended title: King Lear & Fool, "King Lear" D
Alternate titles: King Lear and Fool, "King Lear"

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Lear, King of England (Legendary character) Fool (Fictitious character : Shakespeare)

artist: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
depiction: Lear, King of England (Legendary character)
former owner: Darley, Jane Colburn, active 1859-1909