Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
The Witches' Cavern
Date:
between 1792 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 3/16 inches (14.3 x 23.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "180"; upper right: "502"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.204
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
gesturing | literary theme | nude | women | witches | magic | illusion | fear | cavern | smoke | Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I | The Tragedy of Macbeth | plays by William Shakespeare
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 42, 97, no. 107, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6602