Lane, Richard James. The singing witches in Macbeth

Folger bibliographic ID: 258410
Folger call number: ART Vol. b8 no.251
Folger holdings ID: 341580

General notes

This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance Title taken from ink label underneath drawing. Above drawing in ink is written 'Original drawing'. Underneath the picture, on the same paper are penciled signatures of the actresses represented: Jane Shirreff, Priscilla Horton and Harriet D. Taylor. Unsigned Artist: Artist attribution is taken from the lithograph History: Design of drawing is found in a colored lithograph published in London by J. Mitchell, 1838. The actresses autographs are included in facsimile. The Folger has a copy of this lithograph in a collection of Lane's lithographs entitled on the binding 'Dramatic sketches' (ART Vol. d1 no.8) Provenance: Item has been added to an extra-illustrated copy of F.W. Hawkin's Life of Edmund Kean. The edition has been expanded from 2 to 8 volumes and this drawing is found opposite p. 280 of the printed text in the 2nd extra-illustrated volume. Bought by the Folgers through Pike - ART Vols. b7-14

Extended title: The singing witches in Macbeth [Richard Lane]

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth Shirreff, Jane, 1811-1883 Reed, Priscilla, 1818-1895 Lacy, Harriet Deborah, 1807-1874 Actors

artist: Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872
depiction: Shirreff, Jane, 1811-1883
depiction: Reed, Priscilla, 1818-1895
depiction: Lacy, Harriet Deborah, 1807-1874