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Play Scene in Hamlet
Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
‘Hamlet’
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Claudius
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<p>The ‘play within a play’ in <i>Hamlet</i> was just the sort of dramatic caprice that attracted the Romantics to Shakespeare. 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.</p><p><em>Gallery label, May 2007</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
24 October 2001 – 11 July 2005
2005-07-11
24 October 2001
2001-10-24
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-10-24
Making British History
Collection based display
23 October 2008 – 15 February 2009
2009-02-15
23 October 2008 – 15 February 2009
2009-02-15
2008-10-23
Crawford Art Gallery (Cork, Ireland)
http://www.synergy.ie
2008-10-23
Daniel Maclise (1806-1970)
Loan-out
10 October 2014 – 1 November 2015
2015-11-01
10 October 2014 – 1 November 2015
2015-11-01
2014-10-10
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-10-10
Poor Man's Picture Gallery
Collection based display
The Play Scene in ‘Hamlet’
support: 1524 × 2743 mm
frame: 1970 × 3185 × 118 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999978" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Robert Vernon</a> 1847
<p>The ‘play within a play’ in <i>Hamlet</i> was just the sort of dramatic caprice that attracted the Romantics to Shakespeare. 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.</p>

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