I am offering for auction a lovely antique oil painting on canvas.

It is finished very finely with great colors

The painting shows a man - Shylock with his daughter Jessica. { see for more info. below }.

The canvas is showing signs of wear because of its old age, craquelure. { see pictures}.

The painting is signed on the backside of the canvas, E. Mondy 1849. { see pictures}

Size of the canvas is, 10 x 14 inches. 

Size of the outside of the frame is, 12.5 x 16.5 inches.

We can combine shipping costs!

S.24- 61

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Jessica is the daughter of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (c. 1598). In the play, she elopes with Lorenzo, a penniless Christian, and a chest of her father's money, eventually ending up in Portia and Bassanio's household. In the play's dramatic structure, Jessica is a minor but pivotal role. Her actions motivate Shylock's vengeful insistence on his "pound of flesh" from Antonio; her relationships with Lorenzo and Shylock serve as a mirror and contrast to Portia's with Bassanio and with her father; her conversion to Christianity is the end of Shylock's line's adherence to the Jewish faith.

Literary critics have historically viewed the character negatively, highlighting her theft of her father's gold, her betrayal of his trust, and apparently selfish motivations and aimless behaviour. Since the end of the 20th century their views have been more moderate and nuanced, pointing to an alternative reading that allows her actions to be motivated by love and generosity, and being driven by Shylock's own tyrannical and immoral behaviour.