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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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  • Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.
  • Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth night. Stipple engraving by W.H. Mote, 1836, after Meadows after W. Shakespeare.
  • Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.
  • Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches on a heath; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Painting after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
  • Macbeth meets the three witches; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Wood engraving, 19th century.
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    Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.

    | Date: [1762] | Reference: 40975i
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    Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches on a heath; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Painting after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).

    Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825. | Reference: 40971i
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    An episode in The merry wives of Windsor: Sir John Falstaff is invited to a tryst in Windsor Forest at night, dressed in bizarre clothing: he is attacked by children dressed as fairies and by the merry wives. Stipple engraving by I. Taylor, 1795, after R. Smirke.

    Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845. | Date: [1795] | Reference: 3162264i
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    The tragedy of Macbeth / edited by Nicholas Brooke.

    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. | Date: 1990
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    The Duke of Clarence is assailed by demons and taunted by a blood-soaked angel in a dream; an episode in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'. Engraving by J. Neagle, 1804, after T. Stothard.

    Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834. | Date: 2 June 1804 | Reference: 40968i
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