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Macbeth

Print
1828 (published)
Artist/Maker
Lupton, Thomas Goff (engraver)
John Martin (artist)
Tiffin, Walter B. (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Mezzotint lettered with the title, 'Macbeth', and four lines from the play by William Shakespeare, and 'Drawn by John Martin Engraved by Thos, Lupton London Published Augt. 1st 1828. by Walter B. Tiffin 3. Haymarket'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Shakespeare
Scotland
Object type
Print
TitleMacbeth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
'Macbeth'. Print by Thomas Goff Lupton after an oil painting by John Martin of the same title, dated 1820. Mezzotint, British, 1828.
Physical description
Mezzotint lettered with the title, 'Macbeth', and four lines from the play by William Shakespeare, and 'Drawn by John Martin Engraved by Thos, Lupton London Published Augt. 1st 1828. by Walter B. Tiffin 3. Haymarket'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.7cm
  • Width: 40.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions
'Drawn by John Martin Engraved by Thos. Lupton London Published Augt.1st.1828. by Walter B. Tiffin. 3. Haymarket.' (Lettered with title, 4 lines from Macbeth etc. and)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund
Object history
The oil painting, which was exhibited at the British Institution in 1820, is in the Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh.
Subjects depicted
Kings
Macbeth
Place depicted
Scotland
Literary referenceWilliam Shakespeare
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.689-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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