DETAILS
- Artist
- Henry Fuseli
- Date
- 1780
- Location
- Kunsthaus Zürich
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THE ARTIST
Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli, the Swiss-born British painter, plunged the art world into the depths of the supernatural with his dramatic visions, notably 'The Nightmare'.
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