print
- Museum number
- 1918,0629.7
- Title
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Object: Hamlet veut suivre l'ombre de son père (Act.Ier Sc.IV) (Hamlet wants to follow his father's shadow)
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Series: Hamlet
- Description
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Night scene on the guards' platform, with Hamlet in the foreground, restrained by Horatio and Marcellus as he tries to follow his father's ghost, seen in the distance walking away and turning his head to look back; castle battlements and mountains in the background. 1835. Impression from the 1843 edition
Lithograph
- Production date
- 1835
- Dimensions
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Height: 258 millimetres (image)
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Height: 545 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 203 millimetres (image)
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Width: 356 millimetres (sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This print appears to be from the first edition of the 'Hamlet' series, which was printed by Villain and published by Gihaut frères for Delacroix in 1843. The British Museum has three prints, including this one, from the 1843 edition (1918-6-29-7 to 9), two of which are on chine collé. There is also a complete set of the 1864 edition (1911-4-12.165 to 180). Another print in the collection (1865-1-14-80) is very similar to an impression of the same print from the 1864 edition, but does not have the Bertauts blindstamp. For more information on the series, see 1911-4-12-165.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Hamlet
- Acquisition date
- 1918
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1918,0629.7
