Artworks · Théodore Chassériau

Macbeth: the apparition of the kings

1857 · wood

Scene of the harem, Moorish woman in bath

1854 · oil paint

Saint François Xavier baptisant les Indiens

1854 · oil paint

Petra Camara

1852 · oil paint

Femmes Mauresques de Constantine

1851 · soft-ground and hard-ground etching

National Gallery of Art

Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine

1851 · Oil on canvas

22 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (56.8 x 47 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ernest Chassériau (?)

1851 · Conté crayon, with touches of white chalk, on wove paper

Sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (23.8 x 19.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bather Sleeping Near a Spring

1850 · oil paint

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Cloak and Bonnet

1850 · Graphite on wove paper

Sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.5 x 19 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Arab Mounting

1849 · soft-etching and roulette

National Gallery of Art

Desdemona (The Song of the Willow)

1849 · Oil on wood

13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.9 x 27 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Miss Cabarrus

1848 · oil paint

Victor-Auguste de Saint-Rémy

1848 · graphite heightened with white chalk on wove paper

overall: 21.5 x 16.1 cm (8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Alexis Charles Henry de Tocqueville

1848 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of the Baroness Chassériau

1846 · Graphite on cream wove paper

31.4 × 23.5 cm (12 3/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Madame Ravaisson

1846 · Graphite on white wove paper darkened to buff

13 1/8 x 10 in. (35.1 x 26.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Félix Ravaisson

1846 · Graphite on white wove paper darkened to buff

13 1/8 x 10 in. (33.3 x 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Marie Stuart protecting Riccio

1845 · canvas

The Cleopatra's Handmaid

1845 · oil paint

Portrait of Madame Gabrielle Marcotte de Quivières

1845 · Graphite on white wove paper darkened to buff, mounted on stiff paper

12 13/16 x 10 3/4 in. (32.5 x 27.3 cm); Rabbet: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm.); Overall Frame: H x W x D: 18 x 24 x 1 1/4 in. (45.7 x 61 x 3.2 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Apollon et Daphne

1844 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper

Image: 31.4 × 24.8 cm (12 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.); Plate: 36.7 × 26.5 cm (14 1/2 × 10 7/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Yet She Must Die, plate eleven from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 30.9 × 24.2 cm (12 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Plate: 36.7 × 26.3 cm (14 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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He Smothers Her, plate thirteen from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 25 × 22.7 cm (9 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Plate: 34.7 × 24.8 cm (13 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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O Spartan dog, plate fifteen from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper

Image: 28.7 × 37.2 cm (11 5/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Plate: 32.1 × 40.4 cm (12 11/16 × 15 15/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, and aquatint on paper

Image: 28.8 × 21.7 cm (11 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Plate: 34.8 × 25 cm (13 3/4 × 9 7/8 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Therefore be merry, Cassio, plate six from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 26.8 × 21.5 cm (10 9/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Plate: 31.8 × 24.5 cm (12 9/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Have you pray'd tonight, Desdemona?, plate twelve fom Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 27.6 × 22.9 cm (10 7/8 × 9 1/16 in.); Plate: 32 × 24.6 cm (12 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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The Willow Song, plate nine from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 29.3 × 22.9 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Plate: 36.8 × 26.3 cm (14 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Away!, plate seven from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, drypoint, and aquatint on paper

Image: 23.7 × 32.1 cm (9 3/8 × 12 11/16 in.); Plate: 26.2 × 36.5 cm (10 3/8 × 14 3/8 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Honest Iago, my Desdemona must I leave to thee, plate four from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 28.4 × 21.2 cm (11 3/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 26.6 cm (14 3/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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She Thank'd Me, plate two from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper

Image: 28 × 21.1 cm (11 1/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Plate: 36.6 × 26.3 cm (14 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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If I Do Die Before Thee, plate eight from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 28.5 × 21.6 cm (11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in.); Plate: 34.5 × 24.8 cm (13 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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She Lov'd Me for the Dangers, plate three from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper

Image: 27.9 × 30.8 cm (11 × 12 3/16 in.); Plate: 34.8 × 36.4 cm (13 3/4 × 14 3/8 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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O My Fair Warrior!, plate five from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper

Image: 27.6 × 34 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/16 in.); Plate: 31.3 × 40.5 cm (12 3/8 × 16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Frontispiece, from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, and drypoint on paper, folded in half

Image: 39.5 × 26.3 cm (15 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Plate: 40.1 × 26.8 cm (15 13/16 × 10 9/16 in.); Approx. sheet, folded: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!, plate one from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper

Image: 32.5 × 23.7 cm (12 13/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Plate: 37.2 × 27 cm (14 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Approx. sheet: 63.8 × 44.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

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Frontispiece, from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving and drypoint on ivory chine, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 39.5 × 26 cm (15 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Primary support: 39.7 × 26.4 cm (15 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Plate: 40 × 26.7 cm (15 3/4 × 10 9/16 in.); Secondary support: 63.8 × 49.5 cm (25 1/8 × 19 1/2 in.)

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Have you pray'd tonight, Desdemona?, plate twelve fom Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving and roulette on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 23 cm (10 13/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Chine: 28.2 × 23.5 cm (11 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.); Plate: 31.8 × 25 cm (12 9/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47.7 × 35.5 cm (18 13/16 × 14 in.)

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He Smothers Her, plate thirteen from Othello

1844 · Etching and engraving on off-white China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 25 × 22.7 cm (9 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Plate: 34.7 × 24.8 cm (13 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 58 × 41.6 cm (22 7/8 × 16 7/16 in.)

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The Willow Song, plate nine from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette, drypoint on off-white China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 29.3 × 22.9 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Plate: 36.8 × 26.3 cm (14 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 55.7 × 41 cm (21 15/16 × 16 3/16 in.)

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Yet She Must Die, plate eleven from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on light gray China paper laid down on white wove paper

Image: 30.9 × 24.2 cm (12 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Chine: 31.5 × 25.1 cm (12 7/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Plate: 36.7 × 26.3 cm (14 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 57.8 × 41.9 cm (22 13/16 × 16 1/2 in.)

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Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving and roulette on off-white China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 31.3 × 24.7 cm (12 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.); Plate: 32.1 × 25.6 cm (12 11/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 58.6 × 41.9 cm (23 1/8 × 16 1/2 in.)

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Honest Iago, my Desdemona must I leave to thee, plate four from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on light gray China paper laid down on white wove paper

Image: 28.4 × 21.2 cm (11 3/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Chine: 29.2 × 21.9 cm (11 1/2 × 8 5/8 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 26.6 cm (14 3/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Sheet: 57 × 40.8 cm (22 1/2 × 16 1/8 in.)

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Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!, plate one from Othello

1844 · Etching and drypoint on light gray China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 32 × 23.9 cm (12 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.); Plate: 37.2 × 27 cm (14 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 58.2 × 40.1 cm (22 15/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

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Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving and roulette on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 31.5 × 24.6 cm (12 7/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 26.2 cm (14 3/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64 × 49 cm (25 1/4 × 19 5/16 in.)

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O Spartan dog, plate fifteen from Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 28.6 × 37.4 cm (11 5/16 × 14 3/4 in.); Plate: 31.8 × 40.2 cm (12 9/16 × 15 7/8 in.); Sheet: 49 × 64 cm (19 5/16 × 25 1/4 in.)

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Have you pray'd tonight, Desdemona?, plate twelve fom Othello

1844 · Etching, engraving and roulette on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Image: 27.6 × 22.8 cm (10 7/8 × 9 in.); Plate: 32 × 24.6 cm (12 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 64 × 49 cm (25 1/4 × 19 5/16 in.)

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