'Off, off, you lendings–Come unbutton here' (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4), 1793, Etching and engraving, image: 17 3/8 x 23 5/16 in. (44.2 x 59.2 cm), Prints, William Sharp (British, London 1749–1824 London), After Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London), In one of a series of engravings Boydell published to reproduce paintings displayed in the Shakespeare Gallery, King Lear has been driven out by his daughters and is buffeted by a storm on a heath. As the king displays his unsettled mind by tearing off his clothes, the Duke of Kent begs him to take shelter
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Off, off, you lendings–Come unbutton, Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4, 1793, Etching, engraving, image, 17 3/8 x 23 5/16, 44.2 59.2 cm, Prints, William Sharp, British, London, 1749–1824, After Benjamin West, American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 1738–1820, series, engravings Boydell published, reproduce paintings, displayed, Shakespeare Gallery, driven out, daughters, buffeted, storm, heath, king displays, unsettled mind, tearing off, clothes, Duke, Kent begs, take shelter
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