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Hamlet

Violet Oakleycommissioned 1903

Delaware Art Museum

Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE, United States

Large painting with design for stained glass window of Shakespearean subject. A young woman is seated in a chair with a bearded old man behind her. Two figures in crowns escape to the right. He wears a red cloak. Below two musicians in red play on mandolins or lutes. Richly colored in red, browns, blue-greens, and gold. Lines from Hamlet are written on the canvas in illuminated letters.

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  • Title: Hamlet
  • Creator Lifespan: 1874/1961
  • Creator Nationality: American
  • Creator Gender: Female
  • Creator Death Place: Philadelphia, PA
  • Creator Birth Place: Jersey City, NJ
  • Date: commissioned 1903
  • Provenance: Estate of the Artist., Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983
  • Physical Dimensions: w43.5 x h75.25 in (Complete)
  • Painter: Violet Oakley
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.
  • External Link: http://www.delart.org/
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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