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Hamlet

Print
ca. 1800 (published)
Artist/Maker
John Hall (Engraver)
Edwin Edwards (Artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print 'Hamlet: Act V, Scene I', engraving by Hall, London, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleHamlet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving
Brief description
Print 'Hamlet: Act V, Scene I', engraving by Hall, London, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print 'Hamlet: Act V, Scene I', engraving by Hall, London, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Width: 9cm
  • Mount height: 23cm
  • Mount width: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HAMLET / Act V Scene I' (Printed above engraved image)
  • 'Alas, poor Yorick!' (Printed below engraved image)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
William Shakespeare
Literary referenceHamlet
Summary
Print 'Hamlet: Act V, Scene I', engraving by Hall, London, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2243-2013

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Record createdJune 13, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1264877/hamlet-print-john-hall/
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