The Nightmare
Print
1827 (printed)
1827 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Image of a woman draped on a bed with an imp-like creature sitting on her stomach; a horse's head appears from the curtain behind the bed.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Nightmare (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Print by William Raddon after Henry Fuseli, proof of 'The Nightmare,' engraving, London, 1827 |
| Physical description | Image of a woman draped on a bed with an imp-like creature sitting on her stomach; a horse's head appears from the curtain behind the bed. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Object history | One of 106 engravings after Fuseli (E.1186 to 1215-1886) previously bound in a folio. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Martin Myrone Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination London: Tate, 2006. 224p. ISBN 1854375822. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1194-1886 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2008 |
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