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Sketch for "Macbeth", Act I, Scene III

Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850

Sketch for "Macbeth", Act I, Scene III

10 9/16 x 14 11/16 inches (269 x 372 mm)
Pen and brown ink over graphite, on oatmeal paper.
1970.11:37

Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.

Notes
The drawing illustrates Act I, Scene III of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," when Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches on the heath.
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
Bibliography
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and his son Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 221, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department