Author(s):
delacroix, eugène (saint-maurice, 26–04–1798 - paris, 13–08–1863), designer-lithographer
villain, françois (buire-au-bois, in 1790 - in 1852), printer-lithographer
production date: in 1843
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): book illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - square line:
height: 26cm
width: 19. 4cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 57cm
width: 39. 9cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature and date - in the plate: "1843 eug delacroix"; under the square line: “lith de villain”
inscription - "i am the spirit of your father!. . . Avenge him for an infamous and distorted murder"
iconographic description:
illustration for the tragic story of hamlet, prince of denmark (hamlet) by william shakespeare
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, theater (literary genre), royalty = royal power, ghost - specter, castle, denmark
person / character depicted:
hamlet (prince, literary character)
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: ppg3670. Date: En 1843.
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