John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in <i>Hamlet</i> by William Shakespeare
1801
Lawrence, Thomas PRA (Sir)
T&P
Portrait of John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, full length. He wears black pseudo-Elizabethan dress with a black cloak lined in red. His hands are by his sides, the left hand holding a skull. He looks heavenwards. A sword lies on the ground at his feet. He is standing outdoors at night and in the background, left, a full moon rises above battlements.
- Maker/Artist
- Lawrence, Thomas PRA (Sir)
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- oil colour, canvas, oil painting
- Locations
- region: Great Britain
- Dimensions
- Height: 61 cm Width: 45.5 cm
- Departments
- T&P
- Accession Number
- S.285-1989
- Credit Line
- Given by Mrs W. E. Kemble, in memory of Paul Philip Kemble
- Rights Statement
- arr
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