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Title
[Macklin and Mrs. Pope as Shylock and Portia]
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the characters of Shylock and Portia
Type
Still Image
Monograph
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Merchant of Venice
Macklin, Charles, approximately 1697-1797--Performances.
Pope, Elizabeth, approximately 1740-1797--Performances.
Shylock (Fictitious character)
Portia (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) (LCSH)
Actors--British--1780-1790 (LCTGM)
Courtrooms--1780-1790 (LCTGM)
Judicial proceedings--1780-1790 (LCTGM)
Scales--1780-1790 (LCTGM)
Engravings--1780-1790 (GMGPC)
Genre Form
graphic
Language
English
Classification
LCC: PGA - Nutter (W.)--Macklin and Mrs. Pope ...
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Note
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Summary
Print shows a scene in a courtroom from Act 4, scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice with actor Charles Macklin as Shylock, holding a knife and balance scales, facing actress Elizabeth Pope as Portia dressed as a judge; others depicted are Bassiano, Antonio, and the Duke of Venice, as well as a judge seated in the background. It is that moment in the plaly when Portia asks of Shylock: "Have by some surgeon, Shylock, on your charge, / To stop his wounds, lest he do bleed to death." To which Shylock replys "Is it so nominated in the bond?"
Authorized Access Point
Nutter, William, 1754-1802 [Macklin and Mrs. Pope as Shylock and Portia]