Mr. Henry E. Johnston in the Character of Hamlet

John Kay British, Scottish

Sitter Henry Erskine Johnston British, Scottish

Subject William Shakespeare British

1795

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Title: Mr. Henry E. Johnston in the Character of Hamlet
Artist: John Kay (British, Dalkeith, Scotland 1742–1826 Edinburgh)
Sitter: Henry Erskine Johnston (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1774–1845)
Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: 1795
Medium: Etching and stipple
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/16 × 4 13/16 in. (18.9 × 12.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.30(198)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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