1786
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
John Henderson as Iago in <i>Othello</i> by William Shakespeare is a 1786 paint by Gilbert Stuart, a American Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man dressed as Iago from Shakespeare's Othello. He's wearing a fancy costume and holding a sword. The man is John Henderson, a famous actor at the time. Henderson was known for playing Iago, and many artists drew or painted him in this role. This portrait seems unfinished, which makes it a bit interesting. To learn more about the style used in this portrait, look into the technique of sfumato.
A three-quarter profile head-and-shoulders portrait depicts actor John Henderson in the role of Iago from William Shakespeare’s *Othello*. He is shown wearing a loose red garment and gazing intently outward. The painting, attributed to Gilbert Stuart, appears unfinished and was originally misidentified as the work of John Opie upon its donation. Stuart, known primarily for his portraits, completed this work during a period when Henderson’s portrayal of Iago at Covent Garden (1780–85) was widely praised.
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Gilbert Stuart (né Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists.
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