Edwin Forrest as King Lear [graphic] / By Gabriel HARRISON.
1872
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Box H319 no.2
Details
Title
Edwin Forrest as King Lear [graphic] / By Gabriel HARRISON.
Created/published
1872.
Description
1 painting : oil on photographic paper pasted on board ; 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (50.2 x 39 cm)
Associated name
Harrison, Gabriel, 1818-1902, artist.
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, related name.
Little, former owner.
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, related name.
Little, former owner.
Material base
cardboard paper
Note
Inscribed at lower left center: "1872"; at lower right: "EDWIN FORREST, AS LEAR / By Gabriel HARRISON.
Harrison used a Mathew Brady photograph as the "underdrawing" rather than a sketch. See his "Edwin Forrest as Hamlet" (Folger ART Box H319 no.1) for an unfinished example, where the photograph is clearly visible.
Title from Pressly.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Harrison used a Mathew Brady photograph as the "underdrawing" rather than a sketch. See his "Edwin Forrest as Hamlet" (Folger ART Box H319 no.1) for an unfinished example, where the photograph is clearly visible.
Title from Pressly.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Provenance
Provenance: Anderson Auction Company, 27 April 1905, lot 9, "Edwin Forrest as King Lear," $11, bought by Little (presumably this work)
Source of acquisition
When Folger acquired this painting is not known, but the Folger file card lists him as having paid $18.
Cited/described in
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 113
Linked resources
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Box H319 no.2
Genre/form
Portraits, Male.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
ART Box H319 no.2
Folger-specific note
Frame removed and stored separately.