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Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent, now in Tate Britain, in London. 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 .
One of Nettleship's most well-known works is a theatrical costume made for Ellen Terry in 1888 when she was playing the role of Lady Macbeth. [2] Designed by Alice Comyns Carr and crocheted by Nettleship to simulate a soft chain mail, the dress was oversewn with more than 1000 beetle wings to create an iridescent effect.
A fact from Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 October 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the dress worn by Ellen Terry in John Singer Sargent 's painting of her portrayal of Lady Macbeth is decorated with 1,000 iridescent green beetle wings?
[6]: 324 [9] Nettleship had used beetle wings in some of her earlier designs, and this dress employed over 1,000 beetle wings. [10] [9] The restored costume is now on display in Terry's home, Smallhythe Place, near Tenterden in Kent. [7] The American artist John Singer Sargent painted Terry in the dress in 1889. [8]
The Costume Room displays a selection of sumptuous costumes dating from Terry's time at the Lyceum Theatre, in particular three costumes from Henry Irving's spectacular production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Lyceum Theatre [2] and the iridescent beetle-wing dress she wore as Lady Macbeth in 1888 [18] designed by Alice Comyns Carr. [19]
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