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Painting of a sleeping woman in white draped over a bed, with a crouching goblin on her chest and a horse's head behind a red curtain.

The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli, 1781

A pale woman lies draped across a bed, head hanging over the edge, while a crouching goblin-like figure sits on her torso. A horse's head emerges from red drapery at the upper left. Dark oil painting with dramatic lighting against a shadowed background.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1781
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3013 × 2442 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1781; 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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