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Ophelia

Print
1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Henry Graves & Co. (publishers)
Stephenson, James (engraver)
Millais, John Everett (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Print after the 1852 painting by John Everett Millais, depicting the drowning of Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Shakespeare
Object type
Print
TitleOphelia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
mezzotint on paper
Brief description
'Ophelia', mezzotint, James Stephenson after Sir John Everett Millais, 1866
Physical description
Print after the 1852 painting by John Everett Millais, depicting the drowning of Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 57cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 90cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Subject depicted
Ophelia
Literary referenceHamlet
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.183-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023054/ophelia-print-stephenson-james/
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