Children acting the 'play scene' from "Hamlet," act II, scene ii

Hunt, Charles, Sr. (1803-1877)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1863
Height:
45.7 cm  (18 in.)
Width:
66.0 cm  (26 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Description

Painting illustrates the famous "play" scene from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" being acted by children, with musical accompaniment by two boys playing violin and an end-blown flute (possibly penny whistle).

Iconclass

48C85
theatre, theatrical performance
48A95(+38)
children's art ( + arts of the theatre)
48A95(+372)
children's art ( + performing ~ music)
48C7521
one person playing string instrument (bowed)
48C7525
one person playing wind instrument
43C7432
children playing musical instruments

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
End-blown flute [3940] (possibly penny whistle)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Signed and dated in brown paint, lower right: "C. Hunt | 1863"

RIdIM record id

6240