Object number1966.1
The Nightmare
Dateafter 1782
Artist
Henry Fuseli
(Swiss, 1741-1825)
CultureSwiss
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 12 3/8 × 9 in. (31.43 × 22.86 cm)
Framed: 17 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (45.09 × 36.83 × 6.99 cm)
Framed: 17 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (45.09 × 36.83 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, by exchange
Period18th c
Classification(s)
SignedNot signed
BibliographyNakeno, Kyono, Fear in Painting, (Tokyo: Sankei Shimbun Newspaper, 2017), p. 46-47, Cat. no. 14, repr.
Füssli, the realm of dreams and the fantastic (exhibition catalogue), Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, 2022. p.152, Cat no. 45, repr.ProvenanceVictor Spark (dealer), New York, NY, 1965Purchased by Vassar College Art Gallery, 1966
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryEvanston, Illinois, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, "Thomas Rowlandson: Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England," January 14 - March 13, 2011.Poughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Thomas Rowlandson: Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England," April 8 - June 12, 2011.
Kobe, Japan, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, "Fear in Painting," July 22 - September 18, 2017.
Tokyo, Japan, The Ueno Royal Museum, "Fear in Painting," October 7 - December 17, 2017. Cat. no. 14, repr;
Füssli: The Realm of Dreams and the Fantastic, Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, France, September 16, 2022 - January 23, 2023
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Henry Gritten
1852
Culture: British, American
