Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet in <i>Hamlet</i> by William Shakespeare
1896
Shaken, P.
T&P
Oil portrait of Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet, half length, face in profile looking to viewer's right. Dull yellow/old gold background. He wears a black doublet and a white shirt, with a neck chain of silver links and, on his right shoulder, a silver brooch resembling a crossbow. Signed by the artist and the subject.