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Alcock, Edward, active 1750–ca. 1778
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Gucht, Benjamin van der, 1753–1794
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18th century
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oil paint
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The Merchant of Venice, play by William Shakespeare
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The Taming of the Shrew, play by William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Garrick, David (1717–1779), actor and playwright
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Petruchio (character in The Taming of the Shrew)
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Portia (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Shylock (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Woodward, Henry (1714–1777), actor and pantomimist
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Exhibition History
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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In a New Light: 500 Years of British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-04-01 - 2026-01-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Edward Alcock, active 1750–ca. 1778
Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", IV, i
ca. 1778
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Benjamin van der Gucht, 1753–1794
Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"
between 1773 and 1774
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unknown artist
Shylock turn'd MacBeth..
1773
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Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40
1773