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Engraving of a young man in a plumed hat handing coins to a thin apothecary in front of a shop with jars, with a stone archway behind.

Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.

A printed engraving shows two men in a street before a shop with a chest of drawers and jars on shelves. A thin apothecary in a cap and loose clothes takes coins from a richly dressed young man with a plumed hat, while books are stacked at the lower left. Inscribed verses appear beneath the scene.

Artist
William Shakespeare
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2848 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Romeo y el boticario, Acto 5 Escena 1, Romeo y Julieta

Un grabado impreso muestra a dos hombres en una calle frente a una tienda con cajones y frascos en los estantes. Un boticario delgado, con gorro y ropa holgada, recibe monedas de un joven elegantemente vestido con sombrero emplumado, mientras a la izquierda se apilan libros. Debajo aparecen versos impresos.

Português: Romeu e o boticário, Ato 5 Cena 1, Romeu e Julieta

Uma gravura impressa mostra dois homens em uma rua diante de uma loja com gavetas e frascos nas prateleiras. Um boticário magro, de gorro e roupas folgadas, recebe moedas de um jovem bem vestido com chapéu emplumado, enquanto à esquerda há livros empilhados. Versos impressos aparecem abaixo da cena.