Description
This illustration is from a 1744 compilation of Shakespeare's works printed in Oxford. The illustration depicts act four, scene six of "Othello." Shakespeare wrote "Othello" in the early modern period; consider how this illustration demonstrates an eighteenth-century influence.
Citation
Shakespeare, William. The Works of Shakespear in Six Volumes: Carefully Revised and Corrected by the Former Editions, and Adorned with Sculptures Designed and Executed by the Best Hands. Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer. 6 vols. Oxford, 1744.