Théodore Chassériau
“If I do die before thee…” (Act IV, Scene III) from “Othello”
1843
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Théodore Chassériau
“If I do die before thee…” (Act IV, Scene III) from “Othello”
1843
Physical Qualities
Etching, engraving, drypoint, Sheet: 320 x 245 mm. (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Image: 285 x 216 mm. (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
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
1996.48.12479
One of a complete set of proofs (frontispiece and 15 illustrations) for the series "Othello" in the Lucas Collection. Some proofs exist in multiple states.
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
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Fisher, Jay McKean. Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1979), pp. 84-89, illustrated p. 85.
Walen, Denise A. "Unpinning Desdemona," Shakespeare Quarterly Vol. 58, No. 4 (Winter 2007), p. 494, figure 2.
Fisher, Jay McKean. Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1979), p. 150, #13.
Sandoz, Marc. Théodore Chassériau 1819-1856: Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes (Paris: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1974), p. 422, #271.
Guégan, Stéphane, Vincent Pomarède and Louis-Antoine Prat, Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856): The Unknown Romantic (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002), p. 196, #92.
Sandoz, Marc. Théodore Chassériau 1819-1856: Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes (Paris: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1974), p. 422, #271.
Guégan, Stéphane, Vincent Pomarède and Louis-Antoine Prat, Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856): The Unknown Romantic (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002), p. 196, #92.
Inscribed: None
Markings: None
