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1992

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Drawing, Stage Design: Scene VII, for King Lear

This is a Drawing. It was written by William Shakespeare. It is dated ca. 1990 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is black pastel chalk on white wove paper support: ingres fabriano wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council and bequest of Mary Hearn Greims and from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

70 x 100 cm (27 9/16 x 39 3/8 in.) Image size: 66x97 cm

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design: Scene VII, for King Lear; Written by William Shakespeare (British, ca. 1564–1616); USA; black pastel chalk on white wove paper support: ingres fabriano wove paper; 70 x 100 cm (27 9/16 x 39 3/8 in.) Image size: 66x97 cm; Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council and bequest of Mary Hearn Greims and from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund; 1992-90-2

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