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"King Lear," Act I, Scene I, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

"King Lear," Act I, Scene I

1898 · Painting

Particulars

1898 · aged 46
18521911
Accession number
13.140

Meanwhile, in the life of Edwin Austin Abbey

The whole life
  1. 1896 · Membership

    Royal Watercolour Society

  2. 1897 · Education

    Yale University

  3. 1898 · Membership

    Royal Academy of Arts

More by Edwin Austin Abbey

All works

In the same room · Gallery 770, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page

On the same theme · Kings

All works on the theme
Edwin Austin Abbey, portraitEdwin Austin AbbeyAmerican, 1852–1911

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room770

On public display.

Checked
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In this state since
Sep 26, 2026
Source
The museum
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What it shows

KingsShakespeareManWomanDogKing Lear

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingImpressionism19th centuryAmerican

Sources

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)
With Pride Upon Her Brow, Edwin Austin Abbey, c. 1878

With Pride Upon Her Brow

c. 1878 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1878

Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall

1878 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

"Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?", Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896-1899; reworked 1900

"Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?"

1896-1899; reworked 1900 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

A Happy New Year, Edwin Austin Abbey, c. 1900-1910

A Happy New Year

c. 1900-1910 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Een onnoozele inbreker, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905 - 1924

Een onnoozele inbreker

1905 - 1924 · Rijksmuseum

Austin Dobson Winding Up Edwin Abbey to Draw a Book-Plate for Him, Edwin Austin Abbey, 19th-20th century

Austin Dobson Winding Up Edwin Abbey to Draw a Book-Plate for Him

19th-20th century · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

Drawing, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1875-1910

Drawing

1875-1910 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Drawing, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1875-1910

Drawing

1875-1910 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Bringing Down Marble from the Quarries to Carrara, John Singer Sargent, 1911

John Singer Sargent

Bringing Down Marble from the Quarries to Carrara, 1911

Henry G. Marquand, John Singer Sargent, 1897

John Singer Sargent

Henry G. Marquand, 1897

Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River, Winslow Homer, 1905–10

Winslow Homer

Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River, 1905–10

Maine Coast, Winslow Homer, 1896

Winslow Homer

Maine Coast, 1896

Moonlight, Wood Island Light, Winslow Homer, 1894

Winslow Homer

Moonlight, Wood Island Light, 1894

Repose, John White Alexander, 1895

John White Alexander

Repose, 1895

Mrs. Mary Arthur, Thomas Eakins, 1900

Thomas Eakins

Mrs. Mary Arthur, 1900

The Factory Village, Julian Alden Weir, 1897

Julian Alden Weir

The Factory Village, 1897

The Triumph of Henry IV, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630

Peter Paul Rubens

The Triumph of Henry IV, ca. 1630

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, Velázquez, probably 1624

Diego Velázquez

Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, probably 1624

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louis XV (1710–1774) as a Child, Hyacinthe Rigaud, ca. 1716–24

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Louis XV (1710–1774) as a Child, ca. 1716–24

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles IX (1550–1574), King of France, François Clouet

François Clouet

Charles IX (1550–1574), King of France

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Triumph of Aemilius Paulus, Carle (Antoine Charles Horace) Vernet, 1789

Carle Vernet

The Triumph of Aemilius Paulus, 1789

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait relief of Louis XIV (1638–1715), François Girardon, late 17th century

François Girardon

Portrait relief of Louis XIV (1638–1715), late 17th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles I (1600–1649), King of England, Daniël Mijtens, 1629

Daniël Mijtens

Charles I (1600–1649), King of England, 1629

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, 1757

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger

Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France, 1757

The Metropolitan Museum of Art