Shylock After the Trial. Steel Engraving, 1870, from "The Merchant of Venice", from the Virtue & Yorston "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight"

Sir John Gilbert, A.R.A. (Artist); G. Greatbach (Engraver)

Published by Virtue & Yorston, New York, 1870

About this Item

Very Good; see description and scan. New York: Virtue & Yorston, circa 1870. Large steel engraving, overall size folio, image size 10 1/4" wide x 6 3/8" tall. Excised from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", one of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight". Artist ("PinxT (Pinxit), meaning "the work of") was Sir John Gilbert, A.R.A.; the engraver was G. Greatbach. Scene for the engraving is "Shylock After the Trial", from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". Very Good, with just moderate foxing, faint stains, and a 2" closed tear with minor chips at bottom edge. See scan. LNG3.

Seller Inventory # 61049

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shylock After the Trial. Steel Engraving, 1870, from "The Merchant of Venice", from the Virtue & Yorston "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight"
• Publisher: Virtue & Yorston, New York
• Publication Date: 1870
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Sir John Gilbert, A.R.A. (Artist); G. Greatbach (Engraver)
• Condition: Very Good
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