Full-length of portrait of a young man (identified as Hamlet) wearing a white collar with ruffles and a medal on a ribbon. He is wearing a hat and carrying a bulbous object (possibly a skull) in his left hand. The horizon line is low, with only one-fifth of the right side being land. On the left side there are buildings in profile against the setting/rising sun in the bottom third of the image. The background (sky) is a dark neutral color.