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Pen and ink sketch of a figure in a long cloak and plumed cap holding a skull, from an 1893 Hamlet theatrical study.

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Shakesperian characters, sketched from the ladies and gentleman the Smallheath Amateur Dramatic Club [Hamlet], Phil May (1893). Via artnap.com

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Why is this public domain? Phil May died in 1903; this work is in the public domain.

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A pen and ink sketch shows a standing figure in a long dark cloak and a plumed cap, turned toward the viewer while holding a skull in one hand. The drawing is signed Phil May and dated 93, and an inscription beneath identifies it as a Shakespearian character sketched from the Smallheath Amateur Dramatic Club production of Hamlet, dated 1893.