Old English painting from the second half of the 19th century. Oil on canvas work depicting subject from William Shakespeare's Macbeth, The Prophecies of the Witches, of excellent painterly hand. A painting of great size, exceptional quality, with a subject that is difficult to find, for antique dealers, interior decorators and collectors. Work with a monogram on a rock at the foot of the main character (see photo) E. B. J. referring to the famous English painter Edward Burne Jones (1833-1898), lacking authentication and additional documentation. Painting with a dark background, deliberately sombre and theatrical, where witches surround Macbeth and in the bottom right-hand corner a young boy holds a twig in his hands (referring to the third prophecy, see photo). Painting adorned with a 20th century carved, lacquered and gilded wooden frame deliberately treated to highlight signs of wear (see photo). Painting that has undergone conservation restoration, re-staining, frame replacement and colour restoration in several places (see photo). Canvas in good condition, with a small central colour drop (to the left of Macbeth's headgear, see photo). Light painting H 97 x W 122 cm.