Hamlet et le cadavre de Polonius (Hamlet and the Corpse of Polonius), Act III, Scene IV, from the Hamlet portfolio
Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863
1835
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.951.84K
Publisher
Gihaut Frères, Paris
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and dated, in stone, lower right: Eug. Delacroix/1835 Legend, below image: Vraiment ce conseiller est maintenant bien silencieux, bien discret, bien grave, lui qui dans sa vie/etait le drole le plus bavard du monde; 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 113, Robaut 589
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