print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1935,0522.4.117
- Title
- Object: Romeo & Juliet - The resurrectionist or violator of graves!!!
- Description
-
The Duke of Cumberland (right) kneels theatrically at the feet of Lady Graves (left) who stands, leaning towards him. They declaim lines adapted from the balcony scene (II. ii): 'Oh C—d C—d wherefore art thou C—d? . . . and I'll no longer be a G—.' He answers: 'I take thee at thy word . . . and henceforth will be thine—.' They stand outside a stone building, inscribed 'Graves of the Capulets'. In a niche is a large urn inscribed 'Juliet. Ætat 13—'. Through an open door is seen a pile of coffins. In the foreground at their feet lie papers: 'Natural Affection a Farce'; 'Can a Woman forget her sucking Child'; 'Marriage Vows a Comic Opera'; 'Thou shall not Covet thy neighbours Wife'. c. February 1830
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1830
- Dimensions
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Height: 244 millimetres (cropped)
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Width: 348 millimetres (cropped)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', XI, 1954)
See No. 16011, &c. Lady Graves's mature age is satirized.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1935
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1935,0522.4.117
