Online Auction 19030Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Rev. Matthew William Peters, R.A. (Freshwater, Isle of Wight 1742-1814 Brasted, Kent)
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Rev. Matthew William Peters, R.A. (Freshwater, Isle of Wight 1742-1814 Brasted, Kent)

King Lear and Cordelia

Closed19 June 2020

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Rev. Matthew William Peters, R.A. (Freshwater, Isle of Wight 1742-1814 Brasted, Kent)
King Lear and Cordelia
oil on panel, unframed
30 ¼ x 24 ½ in. (76.8 x 62.3 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 July 1980, lot 154.

Specialist note

This painting represents the titular character of William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, and his favourite and youngest daughter, Cordelia.

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