The Death of Hamlet — Eugène Delacroix|William Shakespeare|Villain | DiscoverArt

Eugène Delacroix|William Shakespeare|Villain

The Death of Hamlet

1843

Lithograph; second state of three

28.9 × 20.1 cm (11.4 × 7.9 in)

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