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Macbeth. c.1820-1835
Mixed method mezzotint | 32.5 x 48.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 641445
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A print of a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Macbeth stands in the centre, facing the three witches who are seated to the right. In the background are the apparitions conjured by the witches as predictions of Macbeth's fate. After a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. This is a plate from Engravings from the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Scratched lettering beneath the image: PAINTED BY SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS / S Reynolds 1st Proof
Inscribed in pencil at bottom: With the Engraver's Respects
Inscribed in pencil on verso: First Proof scarce 15/Provenance
Presented by the printmaker to an unknown recipient; subsequently purchased, probably by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Mixed method mezzotint
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32.5 x 48.9 cm (sheet of paper)
25.9 x 26.0 cm (platemark)
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