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Sleeping woman in white on a bed, goblin crouched on her chest, pale horse's head with glowing eyes looming behind.

The Nightmare

A pale, sleeping woman lies across a rumpled bed, her head hanging over the edge while a crouching goblin sits on her chest. Behind them, a pale horse's head with glowing eyes looms from dark drapery in the shadowed room.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1791
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2473 × 3106 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1791; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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