Shylock's House–Shylock, Jessica and Launcelot (Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 5)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare
Artist: Shearjashub Spooner|John & Josiah Boydell|William Shakespeare|Peter Simon|Robert Smirke
Artist bio: American, Brandon, Vermont 1809–1859 Plainfield, New Jersey|British, 1786–1804|British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon|British, London ca. 1764–1813 Paris|British, Wigton, Cumberland 1752/53–1845 London
Artist role: Publisher|Publisher|Subject|Engraver|Artist
Artist nationality: American|British|British|British|British
Date: first published 1795; reissued 1852
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions: Image: 21 13/16 x 15 11/16 in. (55.4 x 39.8 cm)
Plate: 25 1/2 × 19 5/8 in. (64.8 × 49.8 cm)
Sheet: 27 7/8 × 21 7/8 in. (70.8 × 55.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
Accession year: 1942
Tags: Shakespeare|Men|Women