Shylock’s bad bargain
Subject(s): Capitalists and financiers, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Italy--Venice, Palazzo ducale (Venice, Italy), Presidents--Elections
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Jay Gould, as Shakespeare’s Shylock from the Merchant of Venice, races past the Doges’ Palace in the Piazzetta di San Marco in Venice, being hounded by several men labeled “German Vote, Merchants Cleveland Club, Independent, Banker, Irish Vote” and Labor. On the Palace, above, is a bust of Grover Cleveland and a sign that states “Cleveland. Elected by the Independents in spite of ‘Republican Soap’ and Democratic Treachery in N. Y. City.” Gould has his arms raised overhead, carrying a cane in one hand and a paper that states, “Bond for one pound of Uncle Sam’s Flesh, Signed by J. G. Blaine,” in the other. Puck, carrying his lithographic pen, runs alongside him. Caption: “Thou stick’st a dagger in me – I shall never see my gold again!” [Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene I].
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-11-12
Creator(s)
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Shylock’s bad bargain. [November 12, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287736. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. Shylock’s bad bargain. [12 Nov. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287736.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1884, November 12]. Shylock’s bad bargain.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287736.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
