Romeo & Juliet / W.S. ; C. Hunt, sc.
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- Title
- Romeo & Juliet / W.S. ; C. Hunt, sc.
- Alternate Title
- Romeo and Juliet
- Series title: Life in Philadelphia
- Date
- [183-?]
- Notes
- Derogatory lampoon depicting an African American couple in the balcony scene from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." "Romeo," wearing an Elizabethan costume including a plumed red hat and cape, holds his right hand over his heart. "Juliet" observes from the balcony.
- Inscribed in lower margin: ROMEO._How silber sweet, sounds lubbers tongues by night; like sorptest music to attending ears. JULIET._Dou know'st de mask ob night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.
- Names and Subjects
- Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616.--Romeo and Juliet.
- African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Social classes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Courtship.
- Clothing and dress--1830-1840.
- Ethnic stereotypes--1830-1840.
- Prints shelf.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.
- Summers, W.--(William),--1816-1880,--artist.
- Isaacs, W. H.,--publisher.
- ID
- 937
- Barcode
- B5265316
- Physical Description
- 1 print : aquatint, hand-colored ; 22.5 x 18.6 cm
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-08-12 00:08:50
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 3052 x 2923
- File Size
- 579 KB
- Record
- 937
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"Romeo & Juliet / W.S. ; C. Hunt, sc.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-937/wcl001031. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 03, 2024.