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Wierd Sisters; Minister S[sic] Of Darkness; Minions Of The Moon

Wierd Sisters; Minister S[sic] Of Darkness; Minions Of The Moon

Shared By: LibraryOfCongress Collection 12-24-2009

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TITLE:  Wierd sisters; minister's[sic] of darkness; minions of the moon CALL NUMBER:  PC 1 - 7937 (B size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-115145 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY:  Prime Minister William Pitt, and subordinate ministers Dundas and Thurlow portrayed as the witches from Macbeth, contemplating a moon comprised of profiles of Queen Charlotte and King George III. MEDIUM:  1 print : etching and aquatint, hand-colored. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [London] : pubd. by H. Humphrey, 1791 Dec. 23. CREATOR: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist. NOTES: Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7937 Caroline and Erwin Swann Memorial Fund Purchase. Purchase; Paul McCarron, 1994 (DLC/PP-1994:091) SUBJECTS: Pitt, William,--1759-1806. Thurlow, Edward Thurlow,--Baron,--1731-1806. Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount,--1742-1811. Witches--1790-1800. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1790-1800.Etchings British Hand-colored 1790-1800. DIGITAL ID:  (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c15145 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c15145 CONTROL #:  95516663