John Henderson, in the Character of Iago (Shakespeare's Othello), 1786, Stipple engraving and etching; third state of three, sheet: 9 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (23.2 x 14.6 cm) (clipped impression), Prints, After Gilbert Stuart (American, North Kingston, Rhode Island 1755–1828 Boston, Massachusetts), Published shortly after Henderson's death, this engraving shows the actor as the villainous Iago in 'Othello,' a role he played to great acclaim at the Covent Garden Theatre between 1780 and 1785. Bartolozzi based his subject's expressive features on a painting by the American painter Gilbert Stuart, who lived in London between 1775 and 1793
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John Henderson, Character, Iago, Shakespeare, Othello, 1786, Stipple engraving, etching, third state, three, sheet, 9 1/8 x 5 3/4, 23.2 14.6 cm, clipped impression, Prints, After Gilbert Stuart, American, North Kingston, Rhode Island, 1755–1828, Boston, Massachusetts, Published shortly, Henderson, death, engraving, actor, villainous Iago, role, played, great acclaim, Covent Garden, Theatre, 1780, 1785, Bartolozzi based, subject, expressive features, painting, American painter, Gilbert, Stuart, lived, London, 1775, 1793
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