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Théodore Chassériau|William Shakespeare

"Therefore, be merry Cassio": plate 6 from Othello (Act 3, Scene 3)

1844
Etching, engraving, roulette, drypoint on chine collé; first edition of 1844
31.8 × 24.5 cm (12.5 × 9.6 in)

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