"Off, off, you lendings–Come unbutton here" (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4), William Sharp, 1793

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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. ( x 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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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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