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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 267394
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Title
Scene from Othello [graphic].
Variant title
Pressly catalog title: Brabantios accusation against Othello
Created/published
[late 18th century]
Description
1 painting : oil on panel ; 48.3 x 62 cm + frame ca. 21 x 26 in.
Associated name
Hamilton, William, 1751-1801, artist.
Summary
The artist captures the moment where Desdemonas father, Brabantio, accusingly asks where her duty lies. The visual gulf between Desdemona and Brabantio makes her answer apparent: she owes obedience to her husband, Othello, who stands next to her. (From "Painting Shakespeare" exhibition label)
Note
Attributed to William Hamilton.
Identified as "Brabantio's accusation against Othello" in Pressly
Original Folger purchase. Case 1838. With note on back "Purchased from E. Parsons, Sept. 1928."
See http://collation.folger.edu/2012/10/the-return-of-the-prodigal-paintings/ for additional information.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Identified as "Brabantio's accusation against Othello" in Pressly
Original Folger purchase. Case 1838. With note on back "Purchased from E. Parsons, Sept. 1928."
See http://collation.folger.edu/2012/10/the-return-of-the-prodigal-paintings/ for additional information.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Condition
Rehoused May 2017.
Exhibited
Washington, DC, Folger Shakespeare Library, May 2017- February 2018. Painting Shakespeare.
Cited/described in
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, D29
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 267394
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
ART 267394 (rack B-1B)
Folger-specific note
Previously in wooden frame, painted gold. Rehoused in 2017; frame not retained.