COLLECTION NAME:
LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
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FOLGERCM1~6~6
LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
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Digital Image File Name:
6080
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6080
Digital Image File Name
false
Source Call Number:
FPa83
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FPa83
Source Call Number
false
Source Creator:
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836, artist.
author
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836, artist.
Source Creator
false
Image Title:
Richard Westall. Shylock Rebuffing Antonio. Oil on canvas, commissioned for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, 1795
Source Title:
Shylock Rebuffing Antonio
cd_title
Shylock Rebuffing Antonio
Source Title
false
Image Details:
from a 4x5 color transparency
special_instructions
from a 4x5 color transparency
Image Details
false
Source Created or Published:
1795
imprint
1795
Source Created or Published
false
Digital Image Type:
FSL collection
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FSL collection
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HAMNET CATALOG RECORD:
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Creator (Hamnet):
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836, artist.
bib_creator
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836, artist.
Creator (Hamnet)
false
Title (Hamnet):
Shylock rebuffing Antonio [graphic]. R. Westall 1795.
bib_title
Shylock rebuffing Antonio [graphic]. R. Westall 1795.
Title (Hamnet)
false
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet):
1795.
bib_creation_date
1795.
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet)
false
Physical Description (Hamnet):
1 painting : oil on canvas ; 32 1/16 x 21 1/16 in. (81.5 x 53.5 cm.)
bib_physicaldescription
1 painting : oil on canvas ; 32 1/16 x 21 1/16 in. (81.5 x 53.5 cm.)
Physical Description (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Shylock.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Shylock.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice. Act III. Scene 3 -- Illustrations.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice. Act III. Scene 3 -- Illustrations.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Paintings. gmgpc
bib_subject
Paintings. gmgpc
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Antonio.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Antonio.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Tassie, William, former owner.
bib_associated_name
Tassie, William, former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Crome, Esq., former owner.
bib_associated_name
Crome, Esq., former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, former owner.
bib_associated_name
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Exhibited: London, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, "A Catalogue of Small PIctures Painted for the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall," (bound with the 1796 edition of the catalogue of the large paintings, but the number sequence begins again at "1"), 1796, no. 47; London, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, "A Catlogue of the Pictures &c. in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall" and "A Catalogue of Small Pictures Painted for the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall" (only one number sequence for both large and small paintings), 1802, no. 103; London, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, "The Exhibition of the Shakspeare Galley, Pall-Mall," (last time paintings were shown together; preparatory to their sale), 1805, no. 113; Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve Board, "Eighteenth- and Nineteenth Century English Painting," 1976-1977, no. 23; 'Eliz. View of Italy,' Mar-Jun.93; 'As imagination bodies forth...' [paintings] Oct.28, 1993-Feb 15, 1994.
bib_object_notes
Exhibited: London, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, "A Catalogue of Small PIctures Painted for the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall," (bound with the 1796 edition of the catalogue of the large paintings, but the number sequence begins again at "1"), 1796, no. 47; London, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, "A Catlogue of the Pictures &c. in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall" and "A Catalogue of Small Pictures Painted for the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall" (only one number sequence for both large and small paintings), 1802, no. 103; London, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, "The Exhibition of the Shakspeare Galley, Pall-Mall," (last time paintings were shown together; preparatory to their sale), 1805, no. 113; Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve Board, "Eighteenth- and Nineteenth Century English Painting," 1976-1977, no. 23; 'Eliz. View of Italy,' Mar-Jun.93; 'As imagination bodies forth...' [paintings] Oct.28, 1993-Feb 15, 1994.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Condition reviewed there is abrasion to Shylock's face and to the signature. Visible in the background is pentimento of Venice as seen from the Piazetta
bib_object_notes
Condition reviewed there is abrasion to Shylock's face and to the signature. Visible in the background is pentimento of Venice as seen from the Piazetta
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Conserved the tacking edges have been cut, and the painting glued to a second canvas probably in the nineteenth century. There is an old tear, irregularly shaped and 5 inches long, in the upper left quadrant of the picture which had been repaired and the loss filled in an early restoration
bib_object_notes
Conserved the tacking edges have been cut, and the painting glued to a second canvas probably in the nineteenth century. There is an old tear, irregularly shaped and 5 inches long, in the upper left quadrant of the picture which had been repaired and the loss filled in an early restoration
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Friedman 1976, p. 198, n. 388, and p. 242, as "Antonio conducted to Prison".
bib_object_notes
Friedman 1976, p. 198, n. 388, and p. 242, as "Antonio conducted to Prison".
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
G. Michelmore & Co., Rare Books, Autographs, Manuscripts, 5 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London SW1, February 1922, £125 (£250 for this picture and no. 58)
bib_object_notes
G. Michelmore & Co., Rare Books, Autographs, Manuscripts, 5 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London SW1, February 1922, £125 (£250 for this picture and no. 58)
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
bib_object_notes
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Title from Pressly.
bib_object_notes
Title from Pressly.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Provenance (Hamnet):
Provenance: Commissioned by Alderman John Boydell for the Shakespeare Gallery; sold by lottery 28 January 1805 and won by William Tassie; sold by Christie 17 May 1805, no. 8, as "Antonio conducted to Prison," bought by Crome, Esq. for 9 1/2 guineas (£9.19.6)
bib_provenance
Provenance: Commissioned by Alderman John Boydell for the Shakespeare Gallery; sold by lottery 28 January 1805 and won by William Tassie; sold by Christie 17 May 1805, no. 8, as "Antonio conducted to Prison," bought by Crome, Esq. for 9 1/2 guineas (£9.19.6)
Provenance (Hamnet)
false
Citations (Hamnet):
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 86 (Plate 4)
bib_citation
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 86 (Plate 4)
Citations (Hamnet)
false