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1792
GUSN-17096
"Shakspeare(sic)/ Romeo and Juliet,/ Act V. Scene III." Interior scene depicting crypt with young woman in white, Juliet, raised on one elbow gesturing to Friar Laurence who holds a torch in his left hand. The dead Romeo, vial of poison still in his hand, lies center foreground; bloodied sword visible beneath him, dead Paris at lower right. Below image, inscription (see Inscription). Effigy in armor on sarcophagus behind Juliet.
engravings (prints)
ink
paper (fiber product)
Ink
Unidentified Paper
PICTURE, LITERARY
Inscribed below title: ""Published Feb. 2, 1792, by John and Josiah Boydell, at the Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall & No. 90. Cheaptide, London."" Below engraver: ""Marine Eng. to his Majesty""
49.1919
Romeo and Juliet Act V. Scene III.
Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)
Simon, P. (Artist)
After Northcote, James, 1822-1904 (Artist)
London, England; New York (England), NY, USA
22.5 x 27 (HxW) (inches)
Bequset of Grace Gordon Latimer
1952.456
New York state (United States)
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