Romeo and Juliet at the Masquerade (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5)

Francesco Bartolozzi|William Hamilton|James Birchall|William Shakespeare

June 15, 1785 · Stipple engraving, and etching, printed in brown ink · Drawings and Prints

Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked party given by her family, the Capulets. Based on a drawing by Hamilton, Bartolozzi's print shows Romeo dressed as a pilgrim, to echo the playful language of Shakespeare's text. Juliet's nurse, at right, is apprehensive about this intrusion by a Montague into the domain of their declared enemies, the Capulets.

Artist

Francesco Bartolozzi|William Hamilton|James Birchall|William Shakespeare

Date

June 15, 1785

Medium

Stipple engraving, and etching, printed in brown ink

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917