Master Betty as Hamlet; before a bust of Shakespeare; James Northcote; 1746-1831; British; between 1804 and 1806; Oil on canvas; Support (PTG): 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm); black; brazier (metalworker); burning; bust; chalice; column (architectural element); costume; curtain; Hamlet; play by William Shakespeare; incense burner; literary theme; man; mask; sculpture; shadow; shield; smoke; step; theater (discipline)