Fotoreproductie van een prent naar een schilderij door Johann Heinrich Füssli, voorstellend een scene uit Koning Lear door William Shakespeare before 1864

This photo reproduction by Stephen Ayling depicts a scene from William Shakespeare's *King Lear*. The image, likely a photograph of an engraving, captures a scene from Act 1, Scene 1 of the play, where Lear asks his three daughters to declare their love for him. The small, intimate scale of the work, measuring only 74mm by 99mm, suggests a personal, perhaps even book-bound origin. As a photographic reproduction of an engraving, it reflects the practice of art dissemination in the 19th century, making art accessible to a wider audience.