Prints: P0795

Title

William Charles Macready

Technique

Engraving

Subject

Macready, William Charles

Character

Brutus : Julius Caesar

Artist

Greatbach, George [ Print made by ]
Reid, Alexander [ Copy after ]

Dimensions

height (sheet): 27.5cm
width (sheet): 19cm

Inscription/signature

MR. MACREADY AS BRUTUS./ BRU: With this I depart: that as I alew my best lover for/ the good of Rome. I have the same dagger for/ myself when it shall please my country to need/ my death. / JULIUS CEASAR. Act 3, Sc. 2/ Engraved by G.Greatbach from the Original Painting by Reid in the possession of the publishers. / THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY

Provenance

Presented by Revd. Dr Macolm Johnson, October 2015