Title derived from penciled note on verso of drawing. Drawing is signed in lower left corner of image
History: Drawing is part of a series of designs done for the 'Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration' (published in 1884) which was made up of 30 illustrations to Shakespeare's plays. This drawing, however, was never reproduced for the printed edition
Provenance: Drawing is listed as no. 461 in Henkel's Jan 1909 sale catalog. Fur further provenance information see record for Darley, Felix 'Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration'
Also available as a digital reproduction
Also known as
Extended title: Lady Macbeth -- study for design not completed Darley
artist: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
depiction: Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland
former owner: Darley, Jane Colburn, active 1859-1888
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