King Lear, Comedy of Errors
A comparison between the Folio and Quarto versions of Act 3, scene 6.
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(I. 355k, II. 395k, III. 441k)
These images are from the reign of James I (1603-25) and Charles I (1625-49). The first is a portrait of James. The second and third are portraits of Charles I by Van Dyck: (II) "Charles I on Horseback with Seigneur de St. Antoine" (1633); (III) "Charles I Hunting" (1635). [Larger version of - I - (228k).]
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(I. 555k, II. 756k, III. 255k, IV. 427k)
The first two images are from"Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel, and his Family" (c. 1641) by Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661). The first (I) is the full painting; the second (II) is a detail of the garden in the upper right hand corner. The third image is of Barbara Gamage (Lady Sidney) and her family. The fourth image (IV) is a deathbed portrait. [Larger version of - IV - (230k).]
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(I. 665k, II. 103k)
Above are two paintings by Van Dyck of the family of Charles I. The first is "The Children of Charles I"; the second is "Charles I with his Family." [Larger versions of - I - (257k); - II - (221k)]
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(I. 319k, IIa. 300k, IIb. 46k, III. 133k, IV. 36k, V. 87k)
Above are several early-modern objects that were used (primarily) to control women perceived to be unruly. The first three are of scold's bridles (IIb is a detail of IIa). The third (III.) is an image of woman being "ducked" into a river, and the fourth (IV.) is an alternative form of the device (a "ducking stool" also called a "cucking stool") used to do so. The final image (V.) is of a woman being placed in a cart and displayed in a public place, an act which often preceded (and/or followed) other forms of public shaming and corporal punishment.
