Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774, French, active in Britainafter Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788, BritishPublished by Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788, British
Title:
Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet
Date:
1753
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 21 5/8 inches (42.9 × 55 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "48"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14564
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bed | breeches | theater (discipline) | night | costume | mausoleum | tragedy | doors | gesture | sheets | arch | vines | men | romance | wig | tomb | ruffle | lovers | dress | coats | cenotaphs | dead | surprise | cross (object) | vial | swords | science | woman | literary theme | moon | clouds | performance | plays by William Shakespeare | Romeo and Juliet, Act V, Scene III
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 57, no. 163, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)Matthew Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby : Painter of darkness, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, pp. 202, 204-205, fig. 134, NJ18.W95 C72 2020+ (YCBA)