Study for Macbeth and the Weird Sisters

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Artist/Maker	Maclise, Daniel RA (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Drawing depicting a study for Macbeth depicting three witches around a cauldron in the foreground. In the shadows of the background stands a wary man with a large moustache, looking on.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Study for Macbeth and the Weird Sisters (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Drawing Paper Pen and Ink Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting three witches around a cauldron with a male figure looking on in the background. Great Britain, ca. 1825-70.
Physical description	Drawing depicting a study for Macbeth depicting three witches around a cauldron in the foreground. In the shadows of the background stands a wary man with a large moustache, looking on.
Dimensions	Mount height: 53.3cm Mount width: 38cm Drawing height: 22.1cm Drawing width: 18cm
Credit line	Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted	Witches Cauldrons Macbeth
Literary reference	William Shakespeare - Macbeth
Bibliographic reference	Pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole. These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	F.88:384

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O242195/study-for-macbeth-and-the-drawing-maclise-daniel-ra/

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