Lady Macbeth, unfinished, intended for the "Shakespeare gallery"

Folger bibliographic ID: 242599
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Folger holdings ID: 305648

General notes

Title derived from penciled note beneath image in lower right. Artist's signature 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. 464 Henkel's Jan 1909 sale catalog. Fur further provenance information see record for Darley, Felix 'Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration' Depicts Lady Macbeth sleepwalking. On the verso is a large unfinished sketch of three men in battle which is labeled in pencil "Sir Gillum of Mydeltoun, Percy's Ballads" (a legend retold in Thomas Percy's collection "Reliques of ancient English poetry") Also available as a digital reproduction

Extended title: Lady Macbeth, unfinished, intended for the "Shakespeare gallery" Darley

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811. Reliques of ancient English poetry Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland

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