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Description: 
Portrait of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke (1818-66) as Hamlet. The scene is set on the 
platform outside the castle. Brook is posed forward, his legs wide apart and his 
face turned to the right in profile. His left arm is raised and extended horizontally 
towards the right of the picture towards where one imagines the Ghost to be. His 
left hand is raised to chest height and holds his sword which points downwards 
towards the left side of the picture. He wears a dark green knee-length tunic, 
trimmed with gold, and he has a short red-brown cloak and matching red-brown hat 
with white plumes. 
Folger Act/Sc/L: 1.4.43 
Arden Act/Sc/L: 1.4.39 
TLN: 624.00 
Artist: Cruikshank, Isaac Robert 
Artist (Original work): Cruikshank, Isaac Robert 
Date: 
Date (Original work): 
Medium: Watercolour and pencil (undated) 
Size: 24.4 x 20.3 cms; 9 5/8 x 8 in (no border) 
Actor: Brooke, Gustavus Vaughan 
Production: 
Location: FSL. Art Box C955.2 no. 1.