Théodore Chassériau
“Therefore be merry, Cassio…” (Act III, Scene III) from “Othello”
1843
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Théodore Chassériau
“Therefore be merry, Cassio…” (Act III, Scene III) from “Othello”
1843
Physical Qualities
Etching, engraving, roulette, drypoint, graphite, Sheet: 344 x 279 mm. (13 9/16 x 11 in.)
Image: 268 x 215 mm. (10 9/16 x 8 7/16 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
1996.48.12486
Annotated proof, with pencil inscriptions and corrections to upper right window. 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
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. 66-72, illustrated p. 71.
Inscribed: Signed and dated in plate: lower left "T.C. 1844 [in reverse]" Inscribed in pencil: upper center "Othello"; upper right "Pl. 6"; lower center "Desdemona - Therefore be merry, Cassio; / For thy solicitor shall rather die, / Than give thy cause away", "Desdemona: Ouvrez donc votre coeur à la / joie Cassio, car votre avocat mourra / plutot que d'abandonner votre cause."
Markings: None
