Hamlet et Ophélie
Eugène Delacroix
in or after 1834 - in or before 1864
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
308; 415
About this artwork
height 415 mm x width 308 mm
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix · 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) stands as the defining figure of French Romanticism and a pivotal bridge to modernism. Born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris, he came from distinguished lineage—his mother descended from the prestigious Oeben-Riesener furniture dynasty, while persistent speculation suggested the statesman Talleyrand may have been his biological father, a theory supported by physic...