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Edgar feigning madness, approaches King Lear supported by Kent and the Fool on the Heath & The Prophet Balaam Blessing the People of Israel
Artist: Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825)
Location: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 1772
Materials: pencil, ink, wash, white chalk on laid paper
Dimensions: 62.5 x 96cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £50,000 (Total: £130,000)
Vendor: Hobart & Maclean
Review number: 4652 (1999)
Provenance:
Edward Croft-Murray; Sotheby's 1995; Hobart & Maclean.
Description:
Recto: 'Edgar feigning madness...'. This drawing was probably the design for an oil painting, now lost. Verso: 'The prophet Balaam blessing the people of Israel' - Balak stands surprised and angry behind Balaam.
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