James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
Weird Sisters; Ministers of Darkness; Minions of the Moon (Thurlow, Pitt, and Dundas)
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 3/4 inches (24.9 × 35 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "Gillray"; lower right: "MVGILL 2:135"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.853
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
gesturing | hats | posing | drama | humor | politicians | satire | men | ministers | ocean | literary theme | witches | darkness | caricature | women | minions | cloaks | parody | political | moon | cross-dressing | meteorology | science | hair | storm | Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare | burlesque | Macbeth, Act I, Scene III
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (Rutgers University Art Gallery, 1981-03-08 - 1981-04-19)Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1981-05-12 - 1981-06-28)