Hamlet Makes Actors Play the Scene of the Poisoning of his Father (Act III, Scene II)

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Hamlet Makes Actors Play the Scene of the Poisoning of his Father (Act III, Scene II)
Image Not Available for Hamlet Makes Actors Play the Scene of the Poisoning of his Father (Act III, Scene II)

Hamlet Makes Actors Play the Scene of the Poisoning of his Father (Act III, Scene II)

PortfolioHamlet, Treize Sujets Dessinés par Eug. Delacroix [Hamlet, Thirteen Subjects Drawn by Eug. Delacroix], Bertauts, Paris, 1864
Date1835, published 1864
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsImage: 251 × 324 mm. (9 7/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
Credit LinePurchase Fund
Object number1961.121
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Last Updated1/11/24
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