Mort d'Hamlet (The Death of Hamlet), Act V, Scene II, from the Hamlet portfolio
Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863
1843
Lithograph on paper
80; 1st edition
Image: 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.951.84N
Publisher
Gihaut Frères, Paris
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and dated, lower right in stone: Eug. Delacroix/1843. Legend, below image: Ah! je meurs Horatie! justifie moi et ma cause aupres de ceux qui m'accuseraient.../Quelle vaste curee a faite la mort! que de princes frappes a la fois par le trepas! Lower right: Lith. de Villain.
Exhibition History
Artistic Narrative: Delacroix and Redon, Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 24-November 4, 1984.
Provenance
Charles D. Childs, Boston, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 1951.
Catalogue Raisonne
Delteil 118, Robaut 597
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