Charles Robert LeslieAmerican, 1794–1859Portia
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
RoomPaintings, Room 82, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
The subject was once thought to be the character of this name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. However, the classical dress and hairstyle suggest that it depicts another Portia, the wife of Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- FA.127[O]
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
