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Description: | Portia is the main female character in William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'. In the play, Portia not only succeeds in marrying the man she loves, but also saves her husband's friend from death. Much of the action revolves around letters. The background view of the painting shows Venice, where Henry Woods lived from 1876. The bright colours and literary subject are similar to the approach of the Pre-Raphaelite group of artists of this period. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1887 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Henry Woods (RA) | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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