George Frederick Cooke in the character of Iago

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Artist/Maker	Messrs. Wards & Co. (publisher) Ward, James (RA) (engraver) Green, James (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait three-quarter-length, standing, facing slightly left, wearing a cloak and ruff, and holding a plumed hat in his left hand.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Shakespeare
Object type	Print
Title	George Frederick Cooke in the character of Iago (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter-length portrait of George Frederick Cooke in the character of Iago in Shakespeare's 'Othello'. Mezzotint by James Ward, after James Green, 1801.
Physical description	Portrait three-quarter-length, standing, facing slightly left, wearing a cloak and ruff, and holding a plumed hat in his left hand.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 45.4cm Cut to width: 35.6cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style	British School
Copy number	3rd state
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by James Green. Engraved by Jas. Ward, Painter & Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. Published April 21. 1801, Messrs. Ward & Co. No.6 Newman Street, London.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line	Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted	Actor Cloak Ruff Cooke, George Frederick Iago
Literary reference	<i>Othello</i> by William Shakespeare
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.621-1959

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568512/george-frederick-cooke-in-the-print-ward-james-ra/

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