Pictorial drama

Stage design for the exterior of Shylock's house in Act II of Merchant of Venice

Stage design for the exterior of Shylock's house in Act II of Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, design by William Telbin, Princess's Theatre, London, 12 June 1858. Museum no. E.1693-1901. © Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Stage design for the exterior of Shylock's house in Act II of Merchant of Venice

Charles Kean employed the best set designers and scene painters, including Thomas Grieve, William Telbin, William Gordon, William Cuthbert and Frederick Lloyds.