The first image of Ian McShane as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has leaked online.  As you can see, he's got a blackbeard and is dressed in pirate garb.  Not really sure what else you would expect.

Here's what we know of the plot: "Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds himself on an unexpected journey to the fabled Fountain of Youth when a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard."  Hit the jump to check out the full image.  You can click here to see previously released set photos of Cruz and Geoffrey Rush.  Pirates of the Caribbean opens in 3D on May 20, 2011.

Image via Pop Sugar.