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Shylock. "I am bid forth to supper, Jessica: there are my keys", Merchant of Venice, act II, scene V F.O.C. Darley, 1884.

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Folger copy	ART Box D221 no.31 (size L)
Creator	Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888, artist.
Title	Shylock. "I am bid forth to supper, Jessica: there are my keys", Merchant of Venice, act II, scene V F.O.C. Darley, 1884.
Date	[1884]
Physical description	1 drawing : indian ink wash with white pigment highlights ; image 375 x 283 mm.
Notes	Title derived from penciled notes beneath image. – Drawing has been trimmed to edges and into an arch along the top, then mounted on bristol board. The drawing is continued on the bristol board mount above the arched top edge. – This drawing is part of a set of 30 Darley illustrations which were reproduced as photogravures and published in New York and Philadelphia by Stoddart. The photogravures were sold, 30 plates in a box, folio size, with an imprint dated 1884, under the title 'Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration'. Plates were issued in color and in black and white (some of which were filmed through color filters). A Shakespeare edition, published in New York by Amies in 1888, also contained these 30 illustrations along with designs by A. Chappell. The title page of the Amies edition notes that the illustrations are photogravures after wash drawings by Darley. Copies of the photogravures can be found in FSL ART Vol f80 and ART Inv. 447 (colored) and 448. The Shakespeare edition with Darley illustrations is PR 2752 1888e Sh.Col. – Provenance: Drawings (ART Box D221 no.22-51) were sold by S. Henkels in January, 1909, along with the library of Lewis C. Gratz. Drawings are listed at the end of the sale catalog where it is noted that they were being sold by order of Darley's widow. The above noted drawings are lot no.437 in the catalog. The items were purchased by the Folgers from a Freeman Co. sale in Philadelphia, June 22, 1909. (Formerly ART Inv. 445 & 444).
Summary	Depicts Shylock handing Jessica the keys, behind Shylock, Launcelot bends down to tie his shoe.
Subject	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice. Act 2. Scene 5, depicted. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Shylock, depicted. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Jessica, depicted. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Launcelot Gobbo, depicted. Shylock (Fictitious character), depicted. Jessica (Fictitious character : Shakespeare), depicted. Gobbo, Launcelot (Fictitious character : Shakespeare), depicted.
Genre - Form	Book illustrations – 19th century. Drawings – 19th century.
Associated name	Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888. Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustrations. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1888. Darley, Jane Colburn, fl. 1859-1909, former owner.
OCLC number	658204950