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Herbert Bone (1853-1931)

'King Lear' from Designs for the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor c.1876-1890

Oil on a coarse woven fabric | 24.3 x 30.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 925460

'King Lear' from Designs for the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor

Herbert Bone (1853-1931)

'King Lear' from Designs for the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor c.1876-1890

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

An oil sketch of the last scene from King Lear, with Cordelia lying in King's arms.

Provenance

Presented to the Royal Library by Margaret Bone, the artist's daughter, between 1930 and 1963
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Herbert Bone (1853-1931)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Oil on a coarse woven fabric

oil paint, canvas, textiles, fibre products

Measurements

24.3 x 30.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 273

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – RL 25460

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