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Ink cartoon of a mounted moose skeleton on a crate, with a small man in glasses looking up at it and the caption Alas Poor Yorick below.

Teddy Roosevelt and Oscar Edward Cesare

A pen-and-ink cartoon shows a mounted moose skeleton, with branching antlers and a skull, standing on a crate labeled "Moose Foot" beside a small, round-faced man in glasses who gazes up at it. Hatched shading fills the background, and the caption "Alas Poor Yorick" appears along the bottom edge.

Artist
Oscar Edward Cesare
Date
c. 1916
Medium
India ink, Chinese white and pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2748 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1921).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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