Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), John Henderson as Iago, 1786
- Title:
- John Henderson as Iago
- Additional Title(s):
- Mr. Henderson, in the Character of Iago
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1786
- Materials & Techniques:
- Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 1/16 inches (27.5 × 20.5 cm), Image: 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 inches (11.7 × 9.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "(IR31/8376)"; lower center: "Juer 1808"; lower right: "4/"
Lettered in black ink, along lower left outline of oval image: "Stuart delt."; along lower right outline of oval image: "Bartolozzi sculpt."; lower center: "Mr. HENDERSON, | in the | CHARACTER of IAGO. | London Printed for J. Bell, British Library Strand, Feby. 18th. 1786."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.621
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- actor | costume | literary theme | man | officer (military officer) | oval | play | soldier | The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, play by William Shakespeare | tragedy
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Iago (character in Othello, the Moor of Venice)
Henderson, John (bap. 1747, d. 1785), British actor and draftsman - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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