Romeo and Juliet

Title

Romeo and Juliet

Draughtsman

• Peter von Cornelius

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet in der Darstellung mittig links in der Tabula ansata (mit Bleistift): MO CAPU / S EQUES / CCXXVI

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1957

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Romeo Montague
• Juliet Capulet

Associated Persons and Institutions

• William Shakespeare

Illustrated Passage

• William Shakespeare: Romeo und Julia

Primary

• 83(SHAKESPEARE, Romeo and Juliet) (SHAKESPEARE, Romeo and Juliet) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)
• 82A(ROMEO) Romeo
• 82AA(JULIET) Juliet