Polonius et Hamlet (Polonius and Hamlet), Act II, Scene II, from the Hamlet portfolio
Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863
1834-1843
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.951.84E
Publisher
Gihaut Frères, Paris
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Legend in stone, below image: Que lisez vous, Monseigneur? des mots, des mots, des mots. Printed in stone, 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 106, Robaut 580
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