DETAILS
- Artist
- Théodore Chassériau
- Date
- 1838
- Location
- Department of Paintings of the Louvre
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THE ARTIST
Théodore Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter known for his captivating portraits, Orientalist scenes, and illustrations for Shakespeare's Othello.
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