Mr Macklin as Shylock c.1769

Engraving | 10.0 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 658389

After Johan Joseph Zoffany (Frankfurt 1733-London 1810)

Description

A print of Charles Macklin as Shylock from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. He is shown full length, holding scales and knife. The figure is taken from a painting by Johann Zoffany, now in the Tate. This is an illustration from Dramatic Characters or Different Portraits of the English Stage, published by John Smith and Robert Sayer.
People involved

Creator(s)

After
Search the collection Johan Joseph Zoffany (Frankfurt 1733-London 1810)
(artist)

Search the collection Smith, J. : 35 Cheapside
(publisher)

Search the collection Sayer, R., 53 Fleet Street
(publisher)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Macklin, Charles (1697-1797)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Engraving

engraving

Measurements

10.0 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper)

9.0 x 7.2 cm (platemark)
Groupings
Category
Portrait Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Drama
Dramatists

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