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Edwin Booth as Hamlet in grave scene from "Hamlet"
Hamlet

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No Copyright - United States

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Title
Edwin Booth as Hamlet in grave scene from "Hamlet"
Play
Hamlet
Role
  • Gravedigger
  • Horatio
  • Hamlet
Subject
  • Theater  
  • Theatrical managers  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893  
Dimensions
Mounted sheet, 6 1/2 x 9 in.
Technique
Etching  
Creator
  • Hall, H.B.  
  • Gilbert  
Description
Whole-length. Hamlet with skull, Horatio leaning against tomb, Gravedigger at right with feet in grave. Both Hamlet & Horatio have moustaches. On reverse side in pencil: "Edwin Booth as Hamlet, Joe Jefferson as 1st Gravedigger."
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
B725te-33
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleEdwin Booth as Hamlet in grave scene from "Hamlet"
PlayHamlet
Role
  • Gravedigger
  • Horatio
  • Hamlet
Subject
  • Theater  
  • Theatrical managers  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893  
DimensionsMounted sheet, 6 1/2 x 9 in.
TechniqueEtching  
Creator
  • Hall, H.B.  
  • Gilbert  
DescriptionWhole-length. Hamlet with skull, Horatio leaning against tomb, Gravedigger at right with feet in grave. Both Hamlet & Horatio have moustaches. On reverse side in pencil: "Edwin Booth as Hamlet, Joe Jefferson as 1st Gravedigger."
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ID NumberB725te-33
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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