Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Thomas Keene in Othello

Original - Scenes from a production of William Shakespeare's Othello in 1884, starring Thomas Keene.

Reason: Victorians knew how to make a theatrical poster. Hell, for that matter, they had far better staging and costumery than our minimalist modern-day performances usually reach. This poster of Othello shows some key scenes and characters in an attractive way.

I actually started doing a restoration of this, then decided I preferred the paler colours. If people like, I could happily provide an alternate.

Please look at this one at full zoom. It really does reward a closer look =)

Articles this image appears in: Pretty much all Othello-related articles. It features prominently in the template, and I added it to Othello, which lacked a strong lead image.
Creator: W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith.

Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 14:13, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bewareofdog 21:50, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Great quality. Amphy (talk) 20:28, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:34, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 20:26, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Thomas Keene in Othello 1884 Poster.JPG MER-C 07:05, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]