Hamlet: Act IV, Scene V (Ophelia before the King and Queen)
Alternate TitleOphelia and Laertes
Alternate TitleOphelia
Alternate TitleMadness of Ophelia
Alternate TitleHamlet. Act IV. Scene V. Elsineur. King, Queen, Laertes, Ophelia and Courtiers
Alternate TitleOphelia before the King and Queen
Alternate TitleScene from Hamlet. (Act IV., Scene V., - The Royal Palace of Elsinore.) King, Queen, Ophelia, Laertes, and Courtiers
Alternate TitleInsanity of Ophelia with Her Brother before the King and Queen
Alternate TitleShakespear/Hamlet/Act IV Scene V/Elsinore - King, Queen, Laertes, Ophelia, etc.
Painter
Benjamin West
(American, 1738–1820)
Date1792
Place createdUnited Kingdom, Europe
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions109 × 152 1/2 in. (276.9 × 387.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
DepartmentAmerican Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings
Credit LineGift of Joseph Longworth
Accession Number1882.230
On View
On display