Preview
Creation Date
19th century
Geography
England
Culture
English
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
With frame: 14 1/16 × 17 7/16 × 5/8 in. (35.7 × 44.3 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.37
Provenance
According to Professor Sarah Blick, this print was purchased by Boris Blick from an antique dealer in Akron, Ohio, likely Stagecoach Antiques (now closed).
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Within image, lower right: "J" with a "G" that cuts across it, "1864"
Beneath image, lower left: "SIR JOHN GILVERT A.R.A. PINXṬ"; lower right, "G. GREATBACH, SCULPṬ"
In bottom margin, lower center: "SHYLOCK AFTER THE TRIAL."
Creator Biography
Sir John Gilbert, English, 1817–1897 (painter).
George Greatbach, English, 1819–1884 (engraver).
Virtue & Company, English, active London, 1820s–1908 (publisher).
Description
In this finely done engraving, Shylock, the principal antagonist from William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, is seen leaving the court after his trial, arms raised in frustration and defeat. Children run after him and taunt him, as citizens confer in the background.
Publisher information reliant on details provided with a like print in LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection.