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George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British, Macbeth and the Witch, undated
- Title:
- Macbeth and the Witch
- Additional Title(s):
- Macbeth and the Armed Figure
- Part Of:
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm), Image: 6 1/2 × 8 5/8 inches (16.5 × 21.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark
Signed in brown ink, lower right: "Geo Cruikshank". Not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.37
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armor | Balmoral | castle | costume | cuffs | dirk | dress | gesture | kilt | literary theme | Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I | man | moon | plaid | plays by William Shakespeare | shield | sporran | tartan | towers | trees | witch | woman
- Associated Places:
- Europe | Scotland | United Kingdom
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8582
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 15, no. 40, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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