Despite hearing the song dozens of times I never thought to check out Lear’s “visages and forms of parrots and cockatoos”.

Between the ages of 18-20 he drew 42 parrots, including some Australian cockatoos. Published 1832.

Tricolour-crested (now Major Mitchell’s) cockatoo.

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"You have seen sunshine and rain at once: her smiles and tears were like a better way" ~ King Lear (A4,S3)

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1741: Birth of James Barry RA. Burke encouraged him to move to London & financed Continental visit! Grand history paintings in classical style eg 6 part The Progress of Human Culture in , & 'King Lear weeping over the body of Cordelia' https://t.co/aCGMZJT6Fm

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A Victorian painting with a surprising history: tho' indeed inspired by his travels, Edward Lear's "Cedars of Lebanon" (1861) was sketched in the grounds of Oatlands Park Hotel, Surrey—they've a print of the sketch to prove it, plus, the trees themselves! https://t.co/wkJEI5xYL6

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Who else misses thy dear Prince Lear of Pasio?!?!?!
I miss this stupidhead, i need more screentime with him!!

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The internet informs me I first posted this little piece 8 years ago today! Inspired by Edward Lear's delightful limerick...

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.

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Alfred Elmore RA, 1815–1881, British painter, The death of King Lear

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Hunt also portrayed his contemporaries such as his PRB friends Rossetti (1853) & Millais (1853). Also shown is Edward Lear (1857). The latter is almost hallucinatory in its scrutiny.

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Here is a selection of this week's top prints on the Royal Society Print Shop! We have the Rainbow Bladderweed from the ever-popular Anna Atkins, an Eagle Owl by Edward Lear, and some delightful mosses from Adolf Giltsch. See more: https://t.co/gIB0J9Z8FZ

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Edward Lear paints Corfu 1856,
Constantinos Parthenis in 1914, Frankie Cranfield in 1980s and we photograph it in 2020...Corfu's loveliness really IS eternal - come and see 17-20th Sept

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Hey, I'm Lear! I'm a filipino artist that likes making fanart! Time to time I draw my original characters, though ww
I like to draw for Dragalia Lost and other stuff I get into
I also love to use bright lighting,, w

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Queen Cordelia was a legendary Queen of the Britons. She was the youngest daughter of Leir and the second ruling queen of pre-Roman Britain. There is no independent historical evidence for her existence. Her story was used by Shakespeare in his play "King Lear".

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I love you bby, i'm sorry about your mom

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"you have no idea what I'm capable of"

📹: Imgur user 1lear1

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Excuse the stock logo, but this “King Lear” demands my attention. I feel like there is no better time to revisits good handful of Shakespearean plays. ✨

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"King and Queen of the Pelicans we;
No other Birds so grand we see!
None but we have feet like fins!
With lovely leathery throats and chins!" -Edward Lear

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Ice cream アイスクリーム
Joy 喜び
Keen 鋭い
Lear 傾く

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