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Macbeth Consulting the Witches

Eugène Delacroix1825

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

A master lithographer, Delacroix experimented with the technique. By covering the surface of the stone with rich, black lithographic crayon and then scratching out the design with a sharp tool, Delacroix heightened the diabolical effect of this night scene where sorcerers tend to their boiling cauldron.

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  • Title: Macbeth Consulting the Witches
  • Creator: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)
  • Date Created: 1825
  • Physical Dimensions: Image: 32.2 x 25.2 cm (12 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.109
  • Medium: lithograph
  • State of work: III/V
  • Department: Prints
  • Culture: France, 19th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
  • Collection: PR - Lithograph
  • Accession Number: 1962.109
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