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Stipple engraving of a sleeping woman in a white cap, with a grinning dark demon crouched on her chest beneath a draped bed canopy.

A perturbed young woman asleep with a devil sitting on her chest; symbolizing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1810.

A stipple engraving shows a young woman lying asleep on a bed, her head tilted back and mouth open, while a grotesque dark creature with bulging eyes and a wide grin crouches on her chest. Soft shading and a draped canopy frame the scene, with the word "Cauchemar" lettered along the bottom edge.

Artist
Simon, John Peter, -approximately 1810
Date
1 May 1810
Medium
Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3279 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1810.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cauchemar: mujer dormida atormentada por un demonio

Un grabado al puntillismo muestra a una joven recostada y dormida en una cama, con la cabeza echada hacia atrás y la boca abierta, mientras una criatura oscura y grotesca, de ojos saltones y sonrisa amplia, está agachada sobre su pecho. El sombreado suave y un dosel con cortinas enmarcan la escena; en la parte inferior se lee la palabra "Cauchemar".

Português: Cauchemar: mulher adormecida perturbada por um demônio

Uma gravura pontilhada mostra uma jovem deitada e adormecida em uma cama, com a cabeça inclinada para trás e a boca aberta, enquanto uma criatura escura e grotesca, de olhos saltados e sorriso largo, está agachada sobre seu peito. Sombreado suave e um dossel com cortinas emolduram a cena; na parte inferior lê-se a palavra "Cauchemar".

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