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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

Henry Fuseli, 1772

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham

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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Title of artwork, date

Edgar feigning madness, approaches King Lear supported by Kent and the Fool on the Heath & The Prophet Balaam Blessing the People of Israel, 1772

Date supported

1999

Medium and material

Pencil, ink, wash, white chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

62.5 x 96 cm

Grant

50000

Total cost

130000

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