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Shylock. "I am bid forth to supper, Jessica: there are my keys", Merchant of Venice, act II, scene...
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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
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