Print made by Peter Simon, 1750–1810, Romeo and Juliet: Act IV, Scene III (A Monument Belonging to the Capulets), 1791
- Title:
- Romeo and Juliet: Act IV, Scene III (A Monument Belonging to the Capulets)
- Date:
- 1791
- Materials & Techniques:
- Stipple engraving, etching, and aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 1/8 × 29 3/8 inches (51.1 × 74.6 cm), Plate: 19 3/8 × 25 inches (49.2 × 63.5 cm), Image: 17 3/8 × 23 1/4 inches (44.1 × 59.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "78"; inscribed on verso in blue pen, lower right: "Romeo & Juliet"
Lettered below image, lower left: "Painted by Jas. Northcote."; lower center: "Publish'd June 4, 1791, by J.&J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside London. | SHAKSPEARE."; lower right: "Aqua fortis by Simon."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.20043
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armor | death | friar | lantern | literary theme | Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare | shovel
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Juliet (character in Romeo and Juliet)
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