Title

Shylock and Jessica - drawn by John Gilbert, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Shylock and Jessica - drawn by John Gilbert, 1854. 'Mr. Gilbert has selected for Illustration a scene from Shakspeare's charming; play of "The Merchant of Venice." It represents one of the milder incidents of the Jew's suspicions...The scene presented the artist with an opportunity for the display of the striking costume of the drama, of which he has gracefully availed himself. The Jew wears "his Jewish gaberdine;" the maiden wears in her hair sequins; the impersonation realises Mr. Knight's characteristic of her - "young, agreeable, intelligent, formed for happiness, she is shut up by her father in a dreary solitude".The Jew's clown, or servant, is alike characteristic: The patch is kind enough; but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wild cat"'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22B07_374

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

49,8Mo (5,0Mo) / 30,4cm x 41,0cm / 3595 x 4839 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male man men family father arts fatherhood parent guy British beard hair century gesturing Britain newspapers press literature character bearded dad B&W hand gesture facial hair 19th century fictional character daughter black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News shylock The Merchant of Venice ILN Sir John Gilbert newspaper engraving Unknown William Shakespeare Shakespeare William John Gilbert Gilbert Sir John Gilbert John hair decoration Shakspeare 19th-century Jessica