Scene from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Painting
1853 (painted)
1853 (painted)
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Painting by Alfred W. Elmore, showing the banquet scene (Act III, scene iv) in Charles Kean's production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1853.
Object details
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| Title | Scene from <i>Macbeth</i> by William Shakespeare (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief description | Painting entitled 'Scene from Macbeth by William Shakespeare', Alfred W. Elmore, 1853 |
| Physical description | Oil painting showing the banquet scene in Macbeth. Castle hall, lit by framing torches, with, in foreground, two central pillars supporting a ceiling arch. Beyond the pillars are tables, left, right and centre and a central dais, with figures sitting and standing. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand beside the left hand pillar. Macbeth points at the white, ghostly figure of Banquo on the dais, centre. Signed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Professor Carel Weight |
| Summary | Painting by Alfred W. Elmore, showing the banquet scene (Act III, scene iv) in Charles Kean's production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1853. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
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| Accession number | S.290-1978 |
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| Record created | October 31, 2003 |
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