Hamlet: Act IV, Scene V (Ophelia before the King and Queen), Benjamin West

Hamlet: Act IV, Scene V (Ophelia before the King and Queen)

Benjamin West (American) (1738-1820)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: 1792
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 276.9 × 387.4 cm
Collection: Cincinnati Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Google Art Project, public domain

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Shakespeare Theater Literature Ophelia Madness King Queen Throne Crown Woman Man Soldier Flower Dress Drapery Coat of arms Arc Architecture Interior Sadness White Red Oil on canvas

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