Prints: P1414

Title

Mr G.V.Brooke

Subject

Brooke, Gustavus Vaughan

Artist

Fitzgibbon, John H [ Copy after ]
Sherratt, Thomas [ Copy by ]

Date

c.1851

Dimensions

height: 26.3cm
width: 18.6cm

Other materials

etching, engraving

Inscription/signature

"MR.G.V.BROOKE AS IAGO/ "Thus do I ever make my fool my purse"/ OTHELLO/ ACT 1, Sc.3/ Engraved by T. Sherratt, from a Daguereotype by Fitzgibbon of St.Louis. US./ THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY".

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024

Other number

E0162

This print depicts the actor Gustavus Vaughn Brooke as Iago. He stands full length, looking to his right, with one hand on his hip. He wears a short jacket, doublet and hose, with boots. He wears a feathered cap on his head and at his waist is a rapier. He is depicted within an arched and decorative frame.