The Death of Hamlet
Eugène Delacroix|William Shakespeare|Villain
1843 · Lithograph; second state of three · Drawings and Prints
In the dramatic final composition of Delacroix's "Hamlet" suite, based on act 5, scene 2, Laertes and Hamlet have killed each other in a duel and the queen has died from drinking poison intended for her son. (The king, who appears at this point in the play, is absent from Delacroix’s version.)
- Artist
- Eugène Delacroix|William Shakespeare|Villain
- Date
- 1843
- Medium
- Lithograph; second state of three
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1922
