Hamlet Attempts to Kill the King (Hamlet Tente de Tuer le Roi), from the Hamlet series
Eugène Delacroix
French, 1798–1863
Details
Title
Hamlet Attempts to Kill the King (Hamlet Tente de Tuer le Roi), from the Hamlet series
Artist/Maker
Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
Date
1843, printed 1843–1864
Medium
Black and white lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
10 3/8 × 7 1/8 inches
Credit
Purchase in honor of Mrs. Robert Wells, President 1972-1973 of the Members Guild
Accession #
73.43
Location
Currently not on view
Hamlet pulls back from taking revenge on his uncle, reasoning that killing Claudius while he is praying would send the king’s soul straight to heaven instead of making him suffer in purgatory like Hamlet’s father.
