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Théodore Chassériau

Therefore be Merry Cassio, plate 6 (act 3, scene 3) from Othello

1844, printed 1900
Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on ivory chine, laid down on white wove paper
26.7 × 21.2 cm (10.5 × 8.3 in)

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