Lady Macbeth
Watercolour
1850 (made)
1850 (made)
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Watercolour of the Shakespearean character, Lady Macbeth, armed with two daggers, approaching the character of Duncan who lies motionless, possibly already murdered by her husband Macbeth. Signed and dated by the artist.
Object details
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| Title | Lady Macbeth (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour by George Cattermole entitled 'Lady Macbeth'. Great Britain, 1850. |
| Physical description | Watercolour of the Shakespearean character, Lady Macbeth, armed with two daggers, approaching the character of Duncan who lies motionless, possibly already murdered by her husband Macbeth. Signed and dated by the artist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Had he not resembled
My father as he slept, I had done 't.
Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II, Scene 2 |
| Credit line | Ellison Gift |
| Object history | Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours was given by his widow in 1860 and 1873 ‘to promote the foundation of the National Collection of Water Colour Paintings’. |
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| Accession number | FA.507 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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