Macbeth and the Witches (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1)
Artwork Details
- Title: Macbeth and the Witches (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1)
- Engraver: William Woollett (British, Maidstone, Kent 1735–1785 London)
- Artist: After Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian, Pitigliano 1702–1788 Florence)
- Publisher: William Woollett (British, Maidstone, Kent 1735–1785 London)
- Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
- Date: 1770
- Medium: Etching and engraving; seventh state of seven
- Dimensions: Plate (trimmed at top): 17 5/8 × 21 13/16 in. (44.8 × 55.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/16 × 23 5/8 in. (45.8 × 60 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Harriet McDonald, 1941
- Object Number: 41.91.222
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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