Explore the abstract of this artwork, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth.
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent now in Tate Britain. Painted in 1889, it depicts actress Ellen Terry in a famous performance as Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, wearing a green dress decorated with iridescent beetle wings. The play was produced by Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London, with Irving also playing Macbeth opposite Terry.  Sargent attended the opening night on 29 December 1888 and was inspired to paint Terry's portrait almost immediately.
William Shakespeare Ellen Terry John Singer Sargent Tate Britain Tate Henry Irving beetle wings oil painting Lady Macbeth Lyceum Theatre, London London Macbeth