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Gillray, James, 1756–1815
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Humphrey, Hannah, ca. 1745–1818
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1791
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The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
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Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (Rutgers University Art Gallery, 1981-03-08 - 1981-04-19)
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Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1981-05-12 - 1981-06-28)
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
Weird Sisters; Ministers of Darkness; Minions of the Moon (Thurlow, Pitt, and Dundas)
1791