Original vintage poster for Othello, horizontal format; linen-backed. Full lithograph from the 1920. Stafford & Co., England. Brilliant, scarce stone lithograph of Othello with a dagger and sleeping Desdemona in the climactic scene of Shakespeare’s tragedy. This is an Art Nouveau period English poster for a production of the Shakespeare play Othello. S Co Ltd, Stafford & Co Ltd, Netherfield, 1920s printed this poster. Excellent condition.
Othello, a Moorish general of Venice, has just promoted Cassio as his lieutenant; Iago, who was hoping for the promotion himself, plots against both Cassio and Othello to exact revenge. Othello has secretly married Desdemona, the beautiful daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio, and Iago is determined to use Desdemona as the means of his revenge.
William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello," which has been adapted into numerous films, plays, and other media since its original publication in 1622.
This is an Original Vintage Theater Poster...
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Art Nouveau 1920s Art