Romeo et Juliette (BM 1880,0710.146)
Summary
Plate 140: scene set in the Capulet family vault, where Hamlet, standing by the opened tomb, holds the limp body of Juliet, draped but with her chest bared, in his arms; a kneeling figure in prayer beyond; illustration to 'Romeo and Juliet', Act 5, Scene 3; after Eugène Delacroix
Lithograph on grey chine collé
Tags
Date
1855
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain