John Henderson, in the Character of Iago (Shakespeare's "Othello")
Not on view
Published shortly after Henderson's death, this engraving shows the actor in a signature role, the villainous Iago in "Othello," which he played to great acclaim at the Covent Garden Theatre between 1780 and 1785. Bartolozzi based the subject's expressive features on a painting by the American painter Gilbert Stuart, who lived in London between 1775 and 1793. Known as "The Bath Roscius," Henderson worked in the latter city until 1778, then moved to London after David Garrick's death (see 17.3.981 for George Romney's conception of Henderson as Macbeth).
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