O Spartan dog, plate fifteen from Othello
Catalogue
- Year
- 1844
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Théodore Chassériau
Artist
Printmaking
Théodore Chassériau was a French painter who bridged Romanticism and academic classicism in the mid-nineteenth century. Working primarily in oil and fresco, he developed a distinctive approach to historical and orientalist subjects, combining precise draughtsmanship with dramatic chiaroscuro and rich color. His monumental murals and salon paintings earned him significant commissions before his death at thirty-seven.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Théodore Chassériau
- Year
- 1844
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1844-109458
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified