Macbeth
Print
1828 (published)
1828 (published)
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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
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Title | Macbeth (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | 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'. |
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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. |
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Literary reference | William Shakespeare |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
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Accession number | E.689-1968 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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