French artist Jean-Baptiste Bertrand - 1874 Ophelia - etching

Ophélie is a character in William Shakespeare's play "Mlet". She is a young Danish noblewoman, the daughter of Polonius, the sister of Laertes, and the possible wife of Prince Mlet. As a result of Mlet's actions, she fell into a state of madness that eventually led to her drowning. Artist introduction_ Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (1823-1887), French painter and lithographer. In 1844 he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and in 1857 he had his first Salon exhibition. From 1866 Bertrand devoted himself to allegorical and genre scenes, which differed from his earlier Nazarene style. These are heroic depictions of great heroines in history and literature, such as The Death of Sappho (1867), The Death of Virginie (1869), The Death of Manon Lescaut (1870) 1872) and The Death of Ophelia (1872). Product Information_ Name: French artist Jean-Baptiste Bertrand - 1874 Ophelia - etching. Dimensions: 16 x 23.5 cm. Note: Cardboard support. **Old pieces inevitably have traces of history, as shown in the picture, please buy only if you can accept it.