Image
Eugène Delacroix, printmaker
Hamlet Tente à Tuer le Roi (Hamlet Tries to Kill the King), 1843
Description
Maker
- François le Villain, printer
- Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863, French, printmaker
Title
Hamlet Tente à Tuer le Roi (Hamlet Tries to Kill the King)
Year
1843
Medium
Lithograph
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Dimensions
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27.8 x 17.9 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered with artist's signature and date LL: "Eug. Delacroix, 1843."; across bottom: "A présent je puis... demeurent ici bas."; LL: "Lith. de Villain"
Stamped with collector's mark of Adolphe Moreau (Lugt no. 1900) Identification
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State
ii/ii Type
Credit
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Museum Works of Art Fund
Object Number
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67.131
About
An illustration of Act 3, Scene, Polonius kneels before a plinth in prayer as Hamlet enters through the open doorway, drawing his sword. From a series of 15 prints.
Lettered with artist's signature and date LL: "Eug. Delacroix, 1843."; across bottom: "A présent je puis... demeurent ici bas."; LL: "Lith. de Villain"
Stamped with collector's mark of Adolphe Moreau (Lugt no. 1900)
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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