[Lady MacBeth] [Act, 5th--'One, two; why then 'tis time to do't / painted by H. Fuseli ; engrved by J.R. Smith]. – Vintage Poster
![[Lady MacBeth] [Act, 5th--'One, two; why then 'tis time to do't / painted by H. Fuseli ; engrved by J.R. Smith]., [London : Published by I.R. Smith, 1784 Jan. 6] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ba/ba187f79b81d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of [Lady MacBeth] [Act, 5th--'One, two; why then 'tis time to do't / painted by H. Fuseli ; engrved by J.R. Smith].. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Lady MacBeth] [Act, 5th--'One, two; why then 'tis time to do't / painted by H. Fuseli ; engrved by J.R. Smith].
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Fuseli's painting of Lady Macbeth sleepwalking, from Act 5 of Shakespeare's play, is the subject of this mezzotint, which carries the line "One, two; why then 'tis time to do't." The image was painted by Henry Fuseli, the Swiss-born artist working in London, and engraved by John Raphael Smith, who published it there on January 6, 1784. Fuseli's Shakespeare subjects were popular with London audiences of the period, and this scene of the guilt-ridden queen rubbing at an imagined stain was among the most discussed. The print is lacking its bottom margin, where the title and publication details would appear.
| Created / published | [London : Published by I.R. Smith, 1784 Jan. 6] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
| Genre | Mezzotints 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Prints and engraved illustrations by and after Henry Fuseli : a catalogue raisonné / D.H. Weinglass. Aldershot, Hants, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., c1994, no. 71. Lacking bottom of print containing title and publication information. |
| Subjects | Gruoch,--Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland--Portrayals. Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616. Macbeth. Somnambulism. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,140 × 1,440 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219467 |
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