Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Nutter, 1754–1802, British

after John Boyne, ca. 1750–1810, British

Published by John Boyne, ca. 1750–1810, British
Title:
Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, etching, and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/16 x 16 1/4 inches (56.1 x 41.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper center: "£4"; on back, lower left: "c (encircled)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.183
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
judge | court (judicial body) | talking | literary theme | paper (document genre) | bench | wigs | tricornes | breeches | robes | costume | waistcoats | coats | knife | scale (weighing device) | cane | relief | tassels | ruffles | courtroom | cuffs (costume components) | woman | gesture | men | The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I | plays by William Shakespeare
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 7, 94, no. 19, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25431