Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.

An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving, ca. 1750.

A cat and a dog facing each other on top of a ladder. Etching by J. Y. Carrington, 18--.

An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

An episode in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet": the nurse enters Juliet's bedroom to awaken her, but finds her apparently dead. Line engraving by E. Smith after J.M. Wright.

Juliet, kneeling between the bodies of Romeo and Paris in the burial crypt of the Capulets, is about to stab herself in the chest with a dagger while a group of torch-carrying soldiers arrives in the background. Etching.

The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.

William Gladstone, dressed as Juliet, is sobbing at the departure of Joseph Chamberlain, dressed as Romeo, who is about to leave through the window. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 27 March 1886.

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 47.1 x 32.1 cm

The cat sitting above on a ledge is lifting its right paw as to bop the dog, while the dog on the ladder looks intensely at the cat

According to the British Museum catalogue, Coates, "a wealthy West Indian [owner of a plantation in the West Indies], who called himself an "Amateur of Fashion", appeared as Romeo in Bath on 9 Feb. 1810 ... He was stage-mad, and played (atrociously) for charities and benefits without fee, forcing his services on the management"
In the top right corner a cock with the head of Coates addresses the apothecary in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, act V, scene 1. On the right stand Tragedy and Comedy as two cocks. Shakespeare rises up on the left

1 print : aquatint, with etching ; image 17.3 x 31.4 cm

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image 15.5 x 11.5 cm

An episode in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, act 2, scene 6

1 print : stipple, with etching ; platemark 41.8 x 48.2 cm

Romeo and Juliet in the cell of Friar Lawrence: Romeo asks Juliet to allow Friar Lawrence to marry them. Stipple engraving by I.J. van den Berghe, 1794, after H.W. Bunbury.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet

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An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

A cat and a dog facing each other on top of a ladder. Etching by J. Y. Carrington, 18--.

The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.

An episode in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet": the nurse enters Juliet's bedroom to awaken her, but finds her apparently dead. Line engraving by E. Smith after J.M. Wright.

Romeo and Juliet in the cell of Friar Lawrence: Romeo asks Juliet to allow Friar Lawrence to marry them. Stipple engraving by I.J. van den Berghe, 1794, after H.W. Bunbury.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet

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An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

A cat and a dog facing each other on top of a ladder. Etching by J. Y. Carrington, 18--.

The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.

An episode in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet": the nurse enters Juliet's bedroom to awaken her, but finds her apparently dead. Line engraving by E. Smith after J.M. Wright.

Romeo and Juliet in the cell of Friar Lawrence: Romeo asks Juliet to allow Friar Lawrence to marry them. Stipple engraving by I.J. van den Berghe, 1794, after H.W. Bunbury.

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