Romeo et Juliette, Eugène Delacroix, circa 1855

Plate 140: scene set in the capulet family vault, where hamlet, standing by the opened tomb, holds the limp body of juliet, draped but with her chest bared, in his arms; a kneeling figure in prayer beyond; illustration to 'romeo and juliet', act 5, scene 3; after eugène delacroix lithograph on grey chine collé. Date: circa 1855. Dimensions: Height: 246 mm (image); Width: 186 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Romeo. Collection: British Museum. Romeo et Juliette (BM 1880,0710.146)