Hamlet and Laertes in Ophelia's grave (Act.V Sc.I), Eugène Delacroix, 1843

In the foreground, laertes grapples with hamlet in the open grave, while behind them a a small crowd look on in horror: the two men holding ophelia's coffin, which is half-covered with a black cloth, the priest, hands raised in alarm, and others behind; in the foreground beyond the grave, a tombstone and a shovel. 1843. Impression from the 1864 edition lithograph. Date: 1843. Dimensions: Height: 285 mm (image); Height: 523 mm (sheet); Width: 194 mm (image); Width: 363 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Shakespeare. Collection: British Museum. Hamlet et Laertes dans la fosse d'Ophélie (Act.V Sc.I) (Hamlet and Laertes in Ophelia's grave) (BM 1911,0412.179)