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Gillray, James, 1756–1815
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Delatre, Jean Marie, 1746–1840
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Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825
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Macklin, Thomas, active 1779–1793
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Prints
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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unknown
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Period
18th century
6
Materials & Techniques
laid paper
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brown ink
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etching (printing process)
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graphite
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stipple engraving
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drawing
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landscape
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Macbeth, Act I, Scene III
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capes (outerwear)
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cloaks
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plays by William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
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Exhibition History
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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Francis Towne (Leeds Art Gallery, 1997-10-02 - 1998-01-04)
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Francis Towne (Tate Britain, 1997-06-24 - 1997-09-14)
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Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840
The Three Witches
1786
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
The Royal Society
1786
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
Which is the Better Man or The Pot Calls the Kettle Blacka-e
1786
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Ambleside
1786
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unknown artist
The Brighton Stud
1786
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Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840
Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare
1786