Macbeth Consulting the Witches (1825): Art, History and Details

Macbeth Consulting the Witches (1825) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

A master lithographer, Delacroix experimented with the technique. By covering the surface of the stone with rich, black lithographic crayon and then scratching out the design with a sharp tool, Delacroix heightened the diabolical effect of this night scene where sorcerers tend to their boiling cauldron.

Object facts

• Title: Macbeth Consulting the Witches
• Date: 1825
• Creator attribution: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph
• Dimensions: Image: 32.2 x 25.2 cm (12 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1962.109

Collection credit

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

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