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Hamlet: The Death of Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a chaotic scene. A man on the floor holds another man's head in his lap. The man on the floor wears a dark outfit and has a sword in his right hand. The man in his lap wears a lighter outfit and has a sword wound. Two men in kilts fight in the background. One of the men wears a helmet. The man on the floor looks up. The man in his lap has his eyes closed. A woman and a child stand in an archway on the left. The walls have decorative carvings and shelves. The scene depicts violence and death. The style is dramatic and intense. The drawing is signed in the bottom right.

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643 × 893 px
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