The Murder of Polonius (Act III, Scene IV), between 1834 and 1843

  • Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798-1863
  • Gihaut Frères, French, active 1820-1850
  • Villain, French, 1819-1822

Lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper

  • Image (excluding letters): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (24.1 × 19.1 cm) Sheet: 16 3/8 × 10 7/8 inches (41.6 × 27.6 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, John S. Newberry Fund

67.264

Inscribed, printed below image, center: Qu'est ce donc?...Un Rat In pencil, center bottom margin: 4 [circled]

1968-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Eugène Delacroix, The Murder of Polonius (Act III, Scene IV), between 1834 and 1843, lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, John S. Newberry Fund, 67.264.