Eugène DelacroixFrench, 1798–1863Hamlet devant le corps de Polonius
May one see it?
Unknown
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims
Reims, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
In the museum's own words — in French
Huile sur toile ; Hamlet, en appui sur son épée, de trois-quarts droit, soulève un lourd rideau rouge et aperçoit Polonius qui gît au sol ; dans le fond de la pièce, Gertrude, de dos, s'enfuit désespérée.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims
Particulars
- Accession number
- 913.9.2 ; 1574 (Ancien registre B) ; 116 (Inventaire NC)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims — © Christian DEVLEESCHAUWER; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Meanwhile, in the life of Eugène Delacroix
The whole life1855
Retrospective at the Exposition Universelle
As part of the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1855, a solo exhibition of Delacroix's work was organized; the artist was saddened that the public knew him only by his older works.
14 November 1855 · Award
Commander of the Legion of Honour
28 December 1857
Move to His Last Apartment on Rue de Furstenberg
Delacroix moved to an apartment at 6 rue de Furstenberg, where he lived until his death; it now houses the Musée National Eugène Delacroix.
