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Three Witches appear to Macbeth and Banquo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The first meeting of Macbeth with the three witches in the bog (Shakespeare, Macbeth Act 1, Scene 3). Prompted by their prophecies, Macbeth will give free rein to his ambitions. The skulls and bones at his feet point forward to his gruesome future.
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Credit lineDrie heksen verschijnen aan Macbeth and Banquo. 1798. James Caldwall, Thomas Trotter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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