Print made by Charles Ansell, ca.1752–active 1790, Britishafter Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812, Britishand after Conrad Martin Metz, 1749–1827, GermanPublished by William Holland, 1757–1815, British
Title:
Hamlet
Date:
1809
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches (31.2 x 38.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "Shakespeare | Col'd Aqua (underlined) | of-L(?)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.97
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
evening | moon | ghost | clouds | kicking | literary theme | scroll (information artifact) | lance | swords | caricature | helmet | waistcoats | costume | coats | cravats | breeches (trousers) | hats | boots | tricorne | armor | feathers | buckles | gate | battlement | castle | parody | humor | satire | night | light | men | Hamlet, play by William Shakespeare | plays by William Shakespeare | burlesque