Théodore Chassériau
“Owake! What Ho! Brabantio!…” (Act I, Scene I) from “Othello”
1843
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Théodore Chassériau
“Owake! What Ho! Brabantio!…” (Act I, Scene I) from “Othello”
1843
Physical Qualities
Etching, engraving, roulette, Sheet: 487 × 375 mm. (19 3/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
Image: 325 × 237 mm. (12 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Blanche Adler Memorial and Print Funds
Object Number
1978.9
Annotated proof, with pencil inscriptions. 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, 1978; Paul Prouté, Paris; Sale Henri Delacroix, Palais Galliera, March 31, 1962, #5
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. 36-43, illustrated p. 43.
Inscribed: Inscribed in pencil: upper center "Othello"; upper right "Pl. 1"; lower center "Iago"; bottom center "1/2 Mnt B"
Markings: None
