Edgar feigning madness, approaches King Lear supported by Kent and the Fool on the Heath & The Prophet Balaam Blessing the People of Israel

Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825)

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

1772

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.

• Medium: pencil, ink, wash, white chalk on laid paper
• Dimensions: 62.5 x 96cm
• Art Fund Grant: £50000 ( Total: £130,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1999
• Vendor: Hobart & Maclean

Provenance

Edward Croft-Murray; Sotheby's 1995; Hobart & Maclean.

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