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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet

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  • 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.
  • An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
  • An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving, ca. 1750.
  • 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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  • view An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
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    An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

    Marks, Henry Stacy, 1829-1898 | Date: 8 July 1876 | Reference: 16363i
  • view A cat and a dog facing each other on top of a ladder. Etching by J. Y. Carrington, 18--.
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    A cat and a dog facing each other on top of a ladder. Etching by J. Y. Carrington, 18--.

    Carrington, James Yates, 1857-1892 | Reference: 41592i
  • view The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.
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    The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.

    Caricaturist General, active 1811. | Date: [1 January 1812] | Reference: 38478i
  • view 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.
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    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.

    Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866 | Date: 1836 | Reference: 43008i
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    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.

    Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811 | Date: Jan.y 1st 1794 | Reference: 2132251i
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