A mysterious anthem falls from the golden stars

Ophelia

• from the painting of N. Sichel

Hamlet and Ophelia

Painted by J D Watson, engraved by S Smith

Hamlet (Act III, Scene 1)Hamlet: “I loved you not.” Ophelia:“ I was the more deceived.”

Cowden-Clarke, Charles and Mary, eds. The Plays of William Shakespeare. The Tragedies.

Illustrator: H.C. Selous. London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co.

c. 1830.