Mr Charles Dillon as Hamlet
The London Printing and Publishing Company
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The London Printing and Publishing Company
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Mr Charles Dillon as Hamlet is a 1850 by The London Printing and Publishing Company, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows Mr Charles Dillon playing Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 4. It’s a 19th-century portrait on paper, not a painting—so it’s meant to be reproduced and shared. The London Printing and Publishing Company made it in both London and New York. That’s unusual for the time. Want to see more stage portraits? Look up the Harry Beard Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A stipple-engraved portrait depicts Mr Charles Dillon in the role of Hamlet during Act 3, Scene 4, published in the 19th century by the London Printing and Publishing Company in London and New York. The image belongs to the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These prints from the early 1800s show everyday scenes and actors on stage, carved as engravings rather than paintings.
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