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Théodore Chassériau

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Two women in colorful robes rock a sleeping infant in a wooden cradle beneath a carved wooden ceiling.

Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine

1851

Seated woman in white gown with a harp, lamp at left, and a veiled attendant in shadow beside a column.

Desdemona (The Song of the Willow)

1849

Oil portrait of a woman in a white lace-trimmed gown leaning on a stone balustrade before trees and a distant dome.

Comtesse de La Tour-Maubourg (Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Gabrielle Thomas de Pange, 1816-1850)

1841

Oil painting of a woman in a white gown being assisted by a servant in red inside a room with columns and a bed.

Desdemona Retiring to her Bed

1849

Oil self-portrait of a young man in a black coat beside a painter's palette, hand resting on a book over red cloth.

Self-portrait

1835

Painting of mounted riders in white and red robes fighting with sabres, horses rearing, a fallen rider in the foreground.

Combat de cavaliers arabes

1856

Dark stormy scene of a rider on a rearing horse above a nude man with outstretched arms beside a torch, under lightning.

Empereur romain à cheval et son esclave frappé par la foudre

1855

Painting of a nude blonde woman lifting her hair beside two attendants holding jeweled objects, in a garden setting.

The Toilette of Esther

1841

Two women in colorful North African dress stand at a carved wooden balcony with blue tiled columns and a bright blue sky.

Juives au balcon, Alger

1849

Painting of a turbaned man in a red robe holding hands with a veiled woman on a Venetian balcony.

Othello and Desdemona in Venice

1850

Painting of a woman bathing in water, turning from two bearded elders in red and yellow robes under a dark wooded sky.

Suzanne et les vieillards

1856

Oil sketch of Macbeth in a red cloak facing crowned apparitions of kings in a dim, glowing cave.

Macbeth: the apparition of the kings

1856

Painting of a woman in blue gesturing beside a dead horse and a nude body on a shore under a grey sky with birds.

Kosakenmädchen an Mazeppas Leiche

1851

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Virgin holding the Christ Child as a kneeling king offers gold, with attendants and ho

L'Adoration des Mages

1856

Painting of a winged angel with bowed head and hand raised to the face, wearing a white draped garment against a dark backgro

An Angel Praying in the Garden of Olives

1840

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man, a boy, and a veiled woman holding a child in a dim interior.

Intérieur juif à Constantine

1851

Painting of a nude woman bathing in a forest pool while two figures watch from the shadowy bank above.

Susanna bathing

1839

Oil portrait of a seated young woman in black velvet with pearl jewelry and lace collar against a green background.

Portrait of a Young Woman with Pearl Necklaces

1841

Oil painting of a haloed priest baptising kneeling figures beneath a raised cross, with a crowd watching under a pale sky.

Saint François Xavier baptisant les Indiens

1854

Oil portrait of a young woman in white satin with a white flower crown holding blue hydrangeas against a red background.

Portrait of Miss Cabarrus

1848

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white off-shoulder dress, head resting on her hand, looking pensively to the side.

Portrait d'Aline Chassériau, sœur de l'artiste German: Junges Mädchen (Melancholie)

1834

Oil painting of a woman in a dark dress with a riding crop beside a groom and two horses at a stone terrace.

Chassériau - Portrait of Comte Oscar de Ranchicourt Leaving for the Hunt; Portrait of Comtesse de Ranchicourt Leaving…

Oil portrait of a man in riding dress beside a brown horse and hounds on a forest path, with a groom behind.

Portrait du comte Oscar de Ranchicourt partant pour la chasse à courre

1854

Oil painting of a partly nude woman with dark hair holding drapery, gazing right before a stormy landscape.

La Captive

1845

Painting of a woman in a white gown standing over a fallen man in an interior with a red throne and drapery.

Mary Stuart Swearing Revenge

1849

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white satin gown and lace collar, standing by a stone terrace with trees and a domed bui

La comtesse de La Tour-Maubourg (née Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Gabrielle Thomas de Pange, 1816-1850)

1840

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a white blouse and tricolour sash, turned to the left against a grey backgrou

Portrait of an Italian Woman

1840

Christ kneels in prayer while angels offer a chalice beneath a stormy sky, with sleeping disciples in the foreground.

Chassériau - Le Christ au Jardin des Oliviers, 1840, D 2002-1

1840

Oil portrait of a young man in a dark robe with a serious gaze against a pale background, in a gilded frame.

Young Monk

1840

Painting of a nude woman with a dagger and a child on a rocky outcrop, with red drapery and a dark landscape.

Chassériau - Médée furieuse, d’après Eugène Delacroix, 1838 - 1839, MD 2014-2

1838

Etching of Othello addressing Desdemona in a dim bedchamber, she seated on the bed and he standing with a raised hand.

Have you pray'd tonight, Desdemona?, plate twelve fom Othello

1844

Lithograph of a nude woman wringing long hair on a rocky shore with shells, cliffs and sea behind her.

Venus Anadyomène

1839

Lithograph of a nude woman wringing her long hair on a rocky seashore with shells and distant cliffs behind her.

Venus Anadyomene

c. 1841/1842

Lithograph of Apollo with a lyre kneeling and reaching toward nude Daphne raising her arms among trees.

Apollon et Daphne

1844

Pencil portrait of a seated young woman with curled hair and a bow at her collar, resting her hands on an armchair back.

Portrait of Madame Gabrielle Marcotte de Quivières

1845

Pencil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and a bow collar, resting her arm on a patterned chair.

Portrait of Madame Ravaisson

1846

Pencil portrait of a seated man in a long coat and bow tie, with a faint landscape and handwritten dedication at left.

Portrait of Félix Ravaisson

1846

Etching of two cloaked men below a balcony where a bearded man in a nightcap appears, beside a winged lion column.

Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!, plate one from Othello

1844

Etching of Othello gesturing to a veiled woman beside him in an arched interior, with verse captions below.

She Thank'd Me, plate two from Othello

1844

Etching of Othello in a turban and patterned robe gesturing to a veiled Desdemona beside Iago in a columned interior.

Honest Iago, my Desdemona must I leave to thee, plate four from Othello

1844

Etching of a man in a cloak speaking to a woman gesturing, with a veiled woman behind and a castle by the sea.

Therefore be merry, Cassio, plate six from Othello

1844

Etching of two women in a draped interior with arched columns and a bed, one leaning her head on the other's shoulder.

If I Do Die Before Thee, plate eight from Othello

1844

Etching of a seated woman with long hair beside a standing attendant in an arched interior with drapery and a column.

The Willow Song, plate nine from Othello

1844

Etching of Othello kneeling beside a bed where a woman lies, with onlookers and a torch-bearer in a dim chamber.

Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello

1844

Etching of a winged female figure in draped robes holding up a long, twisting scroll against hatched shadows.

Frontispiece, from Othello

1844, printed 1900

Black chalk portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, with white highlights, on tan paper.

Victor-Auguste de Saint-Rémy

1850

Pencil portrait sketch of a dark-haired man in a coat and cravat, resting one hand on a chair.

Auguste Ottin

1833

Graphite drawing of a seated man with a mustache in a frock coat and cravat, arms folded, on gray paper.

Portrait of Jennins

1838

Cassio Bowing

1852

Watercolor and graphite sketch of a seated woman in a patterned robe and headwrap, with handwritten notes at right.

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

ca. 1846

Pencil drawing of a seated woman flanked by two standing young women in period dresses, in a sketched interior.

The Baroness Duperré and Her Daughters

1841

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a double-breasted coat and high collar, hands resting on a wooden armchair.

Alexis Charles Henry de Tocqueville

1848

Etching of a sword duel between two men in armor before ruined stone architecture, with a fallen figure and printed dialogue

Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello

1844

Etching of a bearded man in a dark robe standing beside a sleeping woman on a bed in a lamp-lit chamber.

Yet She Must Die, plate eleven from Othello

1844

Etching of a turbaned man embracing a seated woman on a canopied bed in an ornate interior.

He Smothers Her, plate thirteen from Othello

1844

Etching of two men on a night street looking up at a figure on a balcony beside a winged lion column.

Owake! What Ho! Brabantio!plate 1 (act 1, scene 1) from Othello

1844, printed 1900

Etching of Othello seated in a turban, gesturing toward a veiled woman standing beside a balcony in an architectural setting.

She Thank’d Me, plate 2 (act 1, scene 3), from Othello

1844, printed 1900

Etching of Othello in a turban gesturing to Desdemona beside Iago in an interior with columns.

Honest Iago, Desdemona Must I Leave to Thee, plate 4 (act 1, scene 3), from Othello

1844, printed 1900

Etching of Desdemona gesturing to Cassio beside a companion, with a castle by the sea behind them, from Othello plate 6.

Therefore be Merry Cassio, plate 6 (act 3, scene 3) from Othello

1844, printed 1900

Etching of two cloaked men calling up to an old man at a stone balcony, with a winged lion column and city buildings behind.

"Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!": plate 1 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 1)

1844

Etching of a winged woman in classical drapery holding a scroll, with a skull and swirling ribbon of cloth around her.

Frontispiece, from Othello

1900

Etching of Othello seated in a turban gesturing toward Desdemona standing beside him on a terrace.

"She thank'd me": plate 2 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

1844

Etched plate of Othello, a turbaned man in patterned robes, beside Desdemona and Iago in a columned interior.

"Honest Iago, my Desdemona must I leave to thee": plate 4 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Desdemona gesturing to Cassio on a rocky shore by a fortress, with a veiled woman behind her.

"Therefore, be merry Cassio": plate 6 from Othello (Act 3, Scene 3)

1844

Etching of two women in an arched room, one embracing the other, with a draped bed and curtain beside them.

"If I do die before thee, pr'ythee shroud me in one of those same sheets": plate 8 from Othello (Act 4, Scene 3)

1844

Etching of two men in a sword duel in a columned interior, one falling back clutching his chest, with a body on the floor.

"Villain, thou diest": plate 10 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 1)

etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello standing over a sleeping woman on a bed beside a glowing lamp in an ornate chamber.

"Yet she must die": plate 11 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello standing beside Desdemona seated on a bed, with a dagger on a chair at right.

"Have you pray'd tonight, Dedesmona?": plate 12 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello smothering Desdemona on a bed beneath curtains, with a tiled floor and ornate wall.

"He smothers her": plate 13 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of a kneeling man grieving beside a bed with a dead woman, watched by a standing woman and onlookers holding a torch.

"Oh! Oh! Oh!": plate 14 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Lithograph of a rider on a dark horse with a standing attendant holding the bridle, in turbans and robes.

Arab Mounting

1849

Charcoal and white chalk portrait of a mustached man in a cravat and frock coat, turned three-quarters, dated 1851.

Ernest Chassériau (?)

1851

Pencil portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, with curled hair, resting his arm on a ledge.

Count Philibert-Oscar de Ranchicourt

ca. 1836

Sepia poster of two mounted riders in white robes with a horse drinking at a fountain, promoting the 1930 Algeria exhibition.

Affiche de l'exposition Centenaire de la conquête de l'Algérie (1830 - 1930)

1930