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The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)
Benjamin Haydonbetween 1809 and 1811
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States
Details
- Title: The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)
- Creator: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846, British
- Creator Lifespan: 1786/1846
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: between 1809 and 1811
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/8 × 5 1/16 inches (11.1 × 12.9 cm)
- Subject Keywords: sleeping, dead, stabbing, literary theme, king (person), shadows, men, guards, figure study, daggers, drapery, bed, attacking
- External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
- Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
- Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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