King Lear (Act 1, Scene 1) Lear's Palace

Henry Fuseli (after) 7 Feb 1741 - 17 Apr 1825

Summary

King Lear with flowing white hair and beard rises from his throne in the centre of the composition and points with his right hand at a young girl (Cordelia). In his left hand he holds a tall sceptre. A figure to his left tries to stop him. There are courtiers to left and right with the two other evil sisters to the right. In this scene King Lear disowns his daughter, Cordelia. This is the 38th print from Volume 2 of 'A Collection of Prints from Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare by the Artists of Great Britain (1805)'. The description is 'Lear, Cornwall, Albany, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, King of Frnace, Duke of Burgundy, Kent, Attendants, etc.'.