Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

Amateur Actors Performing Hamlet

Title

Amateur Actors Performing Hamlet

Creator

Mecham, William

Subject

Hamlet; amateur performance; lithograph

Description

Colour lithograph of politicians playing the roles in the play within Hamlet; a presentation cartoon from the "St. Stephens' Review."

Date

1886

Format

colour lithograph, print, paper

Identifier

986395001

Source

The British Museum; Prints & Drawings; Registration number: 1945,0109.24
Krystyna Dodds, University of Ottawa (cataloguer)

Language

English

Coverage

London, England

Rights

Trustees of the British Museum

Files

986395001.jpg

Citation

Mecham, William, “Amateur Actors Performing Hamlet,” Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map, accessed July 4, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/shakespearecanada/items/show/172.