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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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