"Delacroix Eugène (1798-1863)"hamlet & Guildenstern"drawing/black Pencil,stamp,provenanceehrmann"
“Hamlet and Guildenstern”DELACROIX Eugène (1798-1863).
Black pencil drawing.
Bears the stamp of the workshop sale (Lugt 838a).
Provenance: Former Jean Ehrmann Collection (Lugt 3581), its stamp on the back.
Dimensions: H 27.5 x W 23 cm.
Our drawing is an illustration project for Hamlet and Guildenstern, it presents some variations with lithography.
Passionate about Shakespeare and especially the character of Hamlet, Delacroix attended numerous theatrical performances during a trip to London in 1825. He illustrated several plays by Shakespeare between 1834 and 1859.
Our drawing corresponds to N°51A of our new catalog from June 2024 available online at: www.galerie-mazarini.fr
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