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Gillray, James, 1756–1815
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Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764–1811
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Humphrey, Hannah, ca. 1745–1818
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18th century
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colored ink
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Macbeth, Act I, Scene III
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Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare
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Pitt, William [known as Pitt the younger] (1759–1806), prime minister
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
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Thurlow, Edward, first Baron Thurlow (1731–1806), lord chancellor
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Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (Rutgers University Art Gallery, 1981-03-08 - 1981-04-19)
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Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1981-05-12 - 1981-06-28)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
Weird Sisters; Ministers of Darkness; Minions of the Moon (Thurlow, Pitt, and Dundas)
1791
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
The York Reverence; - or - City - Loyalty Amply Rewarded
1791
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
The Introduction
1791
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
The Seige of Blenheim, - or - The New System of Gunning, Discovered -- Vide - A Bold Stroke for a Husband-Dedicated to the Duke of A.-
1791
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Print made by Isaac Cruikshank, 1764–1811
An Abyssinian Breakfast
1791