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“Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee…” (Act I, Scene III) from “Othello”
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Théodore Chassériau

“Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee…” (Act I, Scene III) from “Othello”

1844

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Théodore Chassériau

“Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee…” (Act I, Scene III) from “Othello”

1844

Physical Qualities Etching, engraving, drypoint, roulette, Sheet: 347 x 265 mm. (13 11/16 x 10 7/16 in.) Image: 284 x 212 mm. (11 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 4 from the series "Othello"
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.12490
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Jay McKean Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello," November 11, 1979 - January 6, 1980.
Fisher, Jay McKean. Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1979), pp. 52-59, illustrated p. 57.

Inscribed: Signed in pencil: lower left "Th. Chasseriau"

Markings: None

Artist

Théodore Chassériau

French, 1819-1856

French, 1819-1856
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