| Banquo's Ghost | |
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| Artist | Théodore Chassériau |
| Year | 1854 |
| Type | Oil on panel,history painting |
| Dimensions | 53.8 cm × 65.3 cm (21.2 in × 25.7 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts,Reims |
Banquo's Ghost (French:Le spectre de Banquo) is an 1854oil painting by the FrenchRomanticartistThéodore Chassériau. The painting features a scene fromWilliam Shakespeare'stragedyMacbeth.[1][2]
The painting features the moment in Act 3 Scene 4 whenMacbeth is confronted by the appearance of the ghost ofBanquo during a nightimebanquet.[3]
Chassériau submitted the work for theSalon of 1855 but it was rejected. It was acquired in 1939 by theMuseum of Fine Arts inReims.[4]
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