Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Othello in <i>Othello</i> by William Shakespeare
1914
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1914
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Othello in <i>Othello</i> by William Shakespeare is a 1914 paint by Charles Buchel, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows Herbert Beerbohm Tree dressed as Othello. He's wearing a big, fancy costume. The painting is interesting because it shows Tree in a role he played on stage. The artist painted Tree in character. This gives us a glimpse of what the play was like. To learn more about the style of this painting, look into the technique of chiaroscuro.
An oil painting by Charles A. Buchel from 1914 depicts Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Othello. The full-length portrait shows Tree standing in front of a wall with a pilaster to his right, wearing European plate armour adorned with gold decoration. His helmet, featuring two small green plumes, a tall yellow crest, and a mail aventail, is based on an Indo-Persian design, and he holds a green cloak decorated in gold. The painting is signed and dated by the artist.
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Charles Buchel (Karl August Büchel) (1872–1950) was a British artist. Buchel was born in Mainz, Germany, but immigrated to England as a child. Buchel studied art at the Royal Academy Schools. He was hired by the…
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