Hamlet and Polonius

1843/1847

Adolph Menzel

Associated Names
Adolph Menzel

Artist, German, 1815 - 1905

The image shows two figures standing facing each other. The person on the left has curly hair, a large feathered hat, expressive facial features, and is wearing a detailed garment with tights and pointed shoes. The person on the right has short hair, facial hair, and is dressed in a heavy fur-lined outfit. Both figures are engaged in conversation. The background has minimal detail, with lined texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.91 × 17.78 cm (8 5/8 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 33.97 × 28.89 cm (13 3/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.169.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dorgerloh 1896, no. 1380

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Dorgerloh, A. Verzeichnis der durch kunstdruck vervielfältigen arbeiten Adolf Menzels. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1896: no. 1380

Inscriptions

across top, in reverse: Seht ihr die Wolke dort beinahe in Gestalt eines Kameels?; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 132 / 23 / Hamlet und Polonius

Wikidata ID

Q77007568

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