Hamlet and Horatio Before the Gravediggers (Hamlet et Horatio Devant les Fossoyeurs), from the Hamlet series,

Hamlet and Horatio Before the Gravediggers (Hamlet et Horatio Devant les Fossoyeurs), from the Hamlet series
Two laborers preparing Ophelia’s grave provide comic relief when they unearth and banter about the skull of Yorick, a court jester Hamlet had known as a child. Touched by memories, Hamlet sighs and says, “Alas, poor Yorick!” Delacroix first developed this composition in 1839 for an oil painting. He adopted it for the lithograph […]
Cannonforge,
Cannonforge
A Deacon Saint,

A Deacon Saint
Street Musician,

Street Musician
E. Shelton’s Inn,

E. Shelton’s Inn
Lear and the Fool (From Book King Lear),

Lear and the Fool (From Book King Lear)
Lear and Fool Act III, Scene VI: “Arraign her first, ’tis Goneril.” Out on the heath, Lear and the Fool talk about the king’s daughters’ dishonesty.