Romeo and Juliet
1829
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1829
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Romeo and Juliet is a 1829 watercolor by John Frederick PRWS Tayler, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour shows two actors on stage. It’s Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting at the Capulet ball in 1829. Tayler painted Fanny Kemble and William Abbot in the roles. The artist hid Romeo’s disguise cleverly. He dressed him as a monk to match the script’s “pilgrim” talk. That detail makes the scene fun to read in the play. Look up the artist next. Tayler, John Frederick PRWS
