Henry Fuseli’s Nightmarish Visions
| November 29, 2012 | 
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The Nightmare, 1781
Dream of Belinda, 1780-90
The Fire King, 1801-1810
The Weaver with Ass-Head, 1793-4
The Wierd Sisters, 1783
Sleep and Death Carrying Away Serpendon of Lycia, 1803
The Incubus Leaving Two Sleeping Women, 1793
Nightmare, 1802
About the Artist:
Henry Fuseli (February 7, 1741 – April 17, 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer.
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