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William Charles Macready as Macbeth in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Painting
1821 (made)
Artist/Maker
Clint, George (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Great Britain (painted)

Portrait of William Charles Macready in costume as Macbeth.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Shakespeare
Object type
Painting
TitleWilliam Charles Macready as Macbeth in <i>Macbeth</i> by William Shakespeare (generic title)
Materials and techniques
oil on panel
Oil Paint
Panel
Oil Painting
Brief description
Portrait entitiled "William Charles Macready as Macbeth in 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare", George Clint, 1821.
Physical description
Portrait of William Charles Macready in costume as Macbeth.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 29.2cm
  • Estimate width: 24.1cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
British School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce, 1869
Subjects depicted
Macready, William Charles
Macbeth
Bibliographic references
  • Ashton, G., Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
  • Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 31
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.74

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Record createdOctober 28, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84973/william-charles-macready-as-macbeth-painting-clint-george/
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