This is a finished, full-size study for one of Fuseli's best known compositions. The painting depicts the pivotal moment in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth (Act I, Scene 3) when the protagonist encounters a demonic trio of witches who foretell his fate.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from The George R. and Patricia Geary Johnson British Art Acquisition Fund
