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Lady Macbeth: P.723-1985

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Titles

Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Shakespeare's Plays

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Warren, Charles
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1803

Note

Plate extracted from Shakespeare's Plays, edited by George Steevens, London: for J.C. and J. Rivington, 1805

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 151 mm Width 92 mm
Sheet Height 224 mm Width 140 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H. Fuseli R.A. Delt.
  • Location: Lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: C. Warren Scpt.
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Published by F & C Rivington, London Nov. 15 1803
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.723-1985
Primary reference Number: 926
Bentley: 498

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Lady Macbeth" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/926 Accessed: 2024-04-25 00:52:17

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