A scene from King Lear written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed in 1872, starring Charles Hay Cameron.
King Lear: The white-bearded man wearing a crown in the center is played by Charles Hay Cameron, the photographer's husband.
King Lear and his daughters (From left are Lorina Liddell, Edith Liddell, Charles Hay Cameron, and Alice Liddell). Photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1872.
While the sisters on either side skillfully whisper words into the king's ear, the youngest daughter Cordelia, who holds true love (the woman in white on the right), stands sorrowfully.
