The Weird Sisters.
Print
10/03/1785 (published)
10/03/1785 (published)
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Print depicting the witches (the 'Weird Sisters') in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. The three witches are shown in profile to left, looking up, left arms extended and pointing.
Object details
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| Title | The Weird Sisters. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | 'The Weird Sisters', from William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Act I. Mezzotint by John Raphael Smith after Henry Fuseli, 1785. |
| Physical description | Print depicting the witches (the 'Weird Sisters') in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. The three witches are shown in profile to left, looking up, left arms extended and pointing. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by H Fuseli Shakespear Macbeth Act 1st. Engraved by J R Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to / his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. each at once her choppy finger The Weird Sisters laying upon her skinny Lips. London Published March 10th 1785. J R Smith No 31. King Street Covent Garden.' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
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| Literary reference | Shakespeare, William. <u>Macbeth</u>. |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.2928 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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