Hamlet Tries to Follow His Father’s Ghost (Hamlet Veut Suivre L'Ombre de Son Pere), from the Hamlet series
Eugène Delacroix
French, 1798–1863
Details
Title
Hamlet Tries to Follow His Father’s Ghost (Hamlet Veut Suivre L'Ombre de Son Pere), from the Hamlet series
Artist/Maker
Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
Date
1835, printed 1843–1864
Medium
Black and white lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
10 1/8 × 8 inches
Credit
Purchase in honor of Mrs. Robert Wells, President 1972-1973 of the Members Guild
Accession #
73.38
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Currently not on view
In this moonlit scene set against a forbidding mountainous landscape, Hamlet struggles to break free of his friends Horatio and Marcellus in order to follow his murdered father’s ghost. His dynamic, surging pose demonstrates the drive behind his quest for justice.
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