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Furness Collection: Images of Performances of King Lear

This collection of images of performances of King Lear from the Furness Collection is intended as a resource for the University of Pennsylvania and beyond.

To browse the collection select one of the thumbnail images below.

Images from Printed Versions of King Lear
The Life and Death of King Lear
(London 1734) 		The Plays of William Shakespeare
(Philadelphia 1830)
The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare
(London 1875)
(6 images) 		The History of King Lear, a Tragedy
(London 1771)
Bell's Edition of Shakespeare's Plays
(London 1774) 		The Works of Shakespeare
(London 1757)
The Dramatic Works of William
Shakespeare
(Chiswick 1826) 		The Plays of William Shakespeare
(London 1800)
(5 images)
King Lear
Act III Scene IV 		King Lear

Images of Actors in Roles
Edwin Forrest as King Lear
(18??) 		Edwin Forrest as Lear
Eliza Logan as Cordelia
(18??) 		Clara Rousby as Cordelia
(18??)
William Macready as King Lear
(18??)
 		William Sheridan as King Lear
(18??)
Playbill
November 19, 1762		 Mr. Fleming as Edgar
(18??)
Cooke as King Lear
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