Ophelia's song (Act.IV, Sc.V), Eugène Delacroix, 1834

In the foreground, ophelia, distraught after hearing of her father's death, half-kneels on the floor, singing and clutching a dark cloth; in the background, gertrude and claudius watch in dismay; architectural details include a pillar supporting an arch and a moorish opening at the back. 1834. Imprssion from the 1864 edition lithograph. Date: 1834. Dimensions: Height: 258 mm (image); Height: 544 mm (sheet); Width: 208 mm (image); Width: 356 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Le chant d'Ophélie (Act.IV, Sc.V) (Ophelia's song) (BM 1911,0412.176 1)