"Is It So Nominated in the Bond?"
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Object Details
- Artist
- John Rogers, born Salem, MA 1829-died New Canaan, CT 1904
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- “Is It So Nominated in the Bond?” is from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, and was one of John Rogers’s most popular works. In the scene, Antonio has been called to trial against the moneylender Shylock, who is demanding a pound of flesh for nonpayment of a loan. Antonio’s friend Portia is dressed as a judge trying to bargain with Shylock. Upon the suggestion that a surgeon be present when the flesh is extracted, Shylock challenges, “Is it so nominated in the bond?” to which Portia replies, “It is not so express’d; but what of that? ‘Twere good you do so much for charity.”
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Rogers and Son
- patented 1860
- Object number
- 1882.1.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- painted plaster
- Dimensions
- 23 x 20 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (58.3 x 52.6 x 31.0 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- Performing arts\theater
- Literature\Shakespeare\Merchant of Venice
- Record ID
- saam_1882.1.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d0664353-b245-4057-91ac-fc4139d6dfb7
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