Thomas Francis Dicksee (British, 1819 – 1895) painted this portrait, Jessica, in 1867. This oil-on-canvas work is framed as an oval measuring 35.6 × 30.5 cm (14 × 12 inches). Text on the artist’s label on the back of this work reads: Jessica / Farewell: and if my fortune [be not crost] / I have a father, you a daughter lost, / The Merchant of Venice / T.F. Dicksee / 2 Fitzroy Square.