Engraving of Macbeth gesturing at a cauldron with three witches at night, with a small child figure and a crescent moon above.

Macbeth consults the three witches, engraving after E. Edwards, 1773

An engraved scene from Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I: a cloaked man gestures toward a bubbling cauldron on a fire at night while three hooded women stand nearby. A small, unclothed child figure stands at the lower right, and a crescent moon and a serpent-like shape appear above a dark, billowing sky.

Artist: Edward Edwards
Date: 1 March 1773
Medium: Intaglio prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2285 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1773.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

18th century 1770s 1773 engraving intaglio print child figure night scene witchcraft cauldron apparitions macbeth three witches shakespeare illustration