Theatre.- Shakespeare.- Nash (John) “The Judgement Scene”, an original illustration for Shakespeare's 'The tragedie of King Lear : newly printed from the first folio of 1623', pen and black ink, brush and watercolour, traces of pencil under-drawing, on wove paper mounted onto card support, later inscription in ballpoint ink to right margin '[sic] Judgment Scene', sheet 285 x 345 mm (11 1/4 x 13 1/2 in), some surface staining to edges from adhesive, unframed, [circa 1927]

Provenance:
Sale. Sotheby's, London, Illustrated Books, 22nd May 1997; where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, London

⁂ Original illustration for the publication 'printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon, under the direction of Mr B. H. Newdigate, [...] the coloured illustrations have been carried out in facsimile collotype'. For other similar examples of the illustrations that were reproduced after Nash's original artworks, see The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, accession no. 83426355.