Banquo's Ghost

Banquo's Ghost (French: Le spectre de Banquo) is an 1854 oil painting by the French Romantic artist Théodore Chassériau. The painting features a scene from William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. ^{[1] [2]}

Banquo's Ghost
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

The painting features the moment in Act 3 Scene 4 when Macbeth is confronted by the appearance of the ghost of Banquo during a nightime banquet. ^[3]

Chassériau submitted the work for the Salon of 1855 but it was rejected. It was acquired in 1939 by the Museum of Fine Arts in Reims.^[4]