{"product_id":"le-cauchemar-impression-art-henry-fuseli","title":"The Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young woman dressed in white lies across a bed, deep in sleep. Her arms hang down, and her head tips over the edge of the bed into the void. Crouching on her chest is an incubus, an ape-like demon: the word comes from the Latin incubare, “to lie upon”. Behind, between two curtains, the head of a horse with blank eyes emerges. Light falls on the sleeper’s pale body while the room remains in shadow. The painting seems to show both the dreaming woman and the content of her nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe horse is a pun: the English word nightmare contains mare, a female horse. For the public of the time, the incubus and the mare evoked folk beliefs about bad dreams. A preliminary chalk sketch did not include the horse, which Füssli may have added as an afterthought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1782, the painting caused a sensation and made Füssli famous. To meet its success, he painted at least three other versions. The work likely inspired Mary Shelley for a scene in Frankenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Heritage range, this work is linked to Yharnam, who recognises Füssli as an influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal work: Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli, Swiss, 1741-1825), The Nightmare, 1781, oil on canvas, 101.7 × 127.1 cm. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Smokler and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman (accession number 55.5.A). Public domain work, digital image from Artvee (artvee.com).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis art print is a reproduction, printed in France by Atelier Kyodai Print on 230 gsm premium matte paper. It is available in two sizes: 30 × 40 cm and 50 × 70 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Fuseli","offers":[{"title":"30 × 40 cm","offer_id":59108899619199,"sku":"TP001-FUSE-C08-PODKY-PR-3040T","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 × 70 cm","offer_id":59108899651967,"sku":"TP001-FUSE-C08-PODKY-PR-5070T","price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/7377\/4975\/files\/le-cauchemar-2611061256-01.jpg?v=1793966360","url":"https:\/\/www.vortex-corner.com\/en\/products\/le-cauchemar-impression-art-henry-fuseli","provider":"Vortex Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}