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Mr. Macklin in the Character of Shylock, in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

1775
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Object Information
  • Title: Mr. Macklin in the Character of Shylock, in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • Artist: John Lodge (British, active 1774–96)
  • Publisher: Thomas Wright (British, active 1766–98)
  • Sitter: Charles Macklin (Irish, 1690–1797)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: 1775
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 4 5/8 in. (18.7 × 11.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756–1814
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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