Hamlet — Laertes in Ophelia's Grave, title page and table of contents from Hamlet
Eugène Delacroix
1843
Medium
Bi-fold cover on blue wove paper with two white wove insert sheets
Dimensions
55 × 36.8 cm (21 11/16 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66114
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...