A woman fast asleep with her head hanging down, a devil is sitting on her stomach and a horse peeps through a curtain; representing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by M.J. Schmidt after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
- Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.
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The original painting was propelled to instant fame after being exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1781. Many prints were made after the composition. For a study of the female nude see Sotheby's sale catalogue: Old Master Drawings, London Thursday 8 July 2004, lot 149
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1 print : stipple engraving ; image 19.1 x 22.7 cm
Lettering
The night mare. M. z L.Schmid fec.
References note
N. Powell, Fuseli: the Nightmare, London, 1973
Reference
Wellcome Collection 20010i
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in ‘Cerebro(s)/Brain(s)’ at CCCB, Barcelona, 27th July – 11th December 2022 and Espacio Fundacion Telefonica, 22nd December – 25th June 2023
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