| Young Man with a Skull | |
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| Artist | Frans Hals |
| Year | 1626–1628 |
| Catalogue | Seymour Slive, Catalog 1974: #61 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 92 cm × 81 cm (36 in × 32 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
| Accession | NG6458 |
Young Man with a Skull is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, created in 1626-1628, now in the National Gallery, in London. The painting was previously thought to be a depiction of Shakespeare's Hamlet holding the skull of Yorick, but is now considered to be a vanitas, a reminder of the precarious nature of life and the inevitability of death.