Ira Aldridge as Othello, the Moor of Venice, James Northcote, 1826
Manchester art gallery: "description
half length frontal portrait of ira aldridge, celebrated nineteenth century black actor, in the role of othello. He is dressed in a white shirt, with a white lace necker-chief, he looks nervously to the left. Plain background. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1826. Dimensions: height: 76.2 cm (30 in) ; width: 63.5 cm (25 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Ira Aldridge. Collection: Manchester Art Gallery. Ira AldridgebyNorthcote