Plate 15 (Act V, Scene II) from Shakespeare's Othello

Artist: Théodore Chassériau (French, 1819–1856)
Publisher: Cabinet de l'Amateur et de l'Antiquaire

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1844

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Etching

Dimensions

platemark: 12 11/16 × 15 11/16 in. (32.2 × 39.8 cm)
sheet: 16 7/8 × 23 1/8 in. (42.9 × 58.7 cm)

Credit Line

Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund

Accession Number

2017.139.1.16

Geography

Made in France

Culture

French

Period

19th century

Classification

Prints

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Acquired by dealer in trade, France, 2016; Estate of Marcel Lecomte, Paris
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 38
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

etchings, human figures (visual works), literature (general genre)

Subject

bedrooms beds (furniture) costumes curtains deaths murders performances sheets (bed coverings) suicides swords torches (lighting devices)

Marks

LODOVICO. O spartan dog. More fell than anguish, hunger or the sea! / Look on the tragick loading of this bed; / This is thy work:\r\nLODOVICO. Oh! Chien spartiate, plus terrible que l'angoisse, la faim, et l'ocean, / contemple la tragique fardeau dont ce lit est charge, voila ton ouvrage.

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