Art, literature & history
The Murder of Polonius
1835–43
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on off-white China paper laid down on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 24.2 × 19.3 cm (9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 54.8 × 36 cm (21 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1949.614
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Eugène Delacroix. The Murder of Polonius. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Murder of Polonius — Eugène Delacroix. 1835–43.
Medium: Lithograph in black on off-white China paper laid down on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 24.2 × 19.3 cm (9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 54.8 × 36 cm (21 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.