The Play Scene in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (after Daniel Maclise)
Charles William Sharpe (Birmingham 1818 - 1899)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1866
Materials
paper
Measurements
780 x 1280 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286684
Summary
Engraving, The Play Scene in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (after Daniel Maclise) by Charles William Sharpe (Birmingham 1818 - 1899). Ppublished by the Art Union of London, 1866. No number marked on engraving. Hamlet, prince of Denmark, arranges for strolling players to re-enact the murder of his father, the king, by his brother, Claudius; Claudius had succeeded to the throne. The ghost of Hamlet’s father had revealed the murder at the beginning of the play.Maclise shows the performance taking place in the hall of Elsinore Castle. Claudius is about to leap to his feet, and in doing so reveal his guilt. The original is in the Tate Gallery, London
Makers and roles
Charles William Sharpe (Birmingham 1818 - 1899), engraver (printmaker) Daniel Maclise (Cork 1806 - London 1870), artist Art Union of London., engraver and publisher