David Garrick as Romeo and George Anne Bellamy as Juliet in <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>
ca. 1753
Benjamin Wilson
T&P
Painting showing the tomb scene in David Garrick's version of Romeo and Juliet. A mausoleum with open doors, the right hand door damaged, lit by a lamp in the ceiling. Juliet, awakening, supports herself on her right hand and raises her left arm. Romeo, in 18th century dress, stands, to right, his right arm raised in shock. To right of the mausoleum are trees and tombs, with a full moon. The dead Paris lies on the ground, right foreground.
- Maker/Artist
- Wilson, Benjamin
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- oil colour, canvas, painting (image-making)
- Locations
- city: London
- Dimensions
- Height: 63.5 cm Width: 76.3 cm Height: 82 cm Width: 94 cm Depth: 8 cm
- Departments
- T&P
- Accession Number
- S.1452-1986
- Rights Statement
- arr
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