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Gothic NightmaresFuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination, 15 February - 1 May 2006
Gothic Nightmares

Room 6: Fairies and Fatal Women

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Henry Fuseli, Queen Katherine's Dream, exhibited 1781
Henry Fuseli
Queen Katherine's Dream exhibited 1781
Oil on canvas, 1800 x 2400 x 120 mm
Lent by Fylde Borough Council

Georgina North, The Shepherd's Dream, after 1816
Georgina North
The Shepherd's Dream after 1816
Pen and black ink, and brush and black and grey wash, over graphite, on paper
Lent by the Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection 1976

William Blake, Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing, circa 1786
William Blake
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing circa 1786
Pencil and watercolour on paper, 475 x 675 mm
Presented by Alfred A. de Pass in memory of his wife Ethel 1910

William Blake, Queen Katherine's Dream, circa 1783-1790
William Blake
Queen Katherine's Dream circa 1783-1790
Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour over some graphite on paper, 203 x 161 mm
Lent by the Syndics of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

James Gillray, The Lover's Dream 24 January, 1795
James Gillray
The Lover's Dream 24 January 1795
Etching,and aquatint, 321 x 426 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum

Henry Fuseli, Titania and Bottom, circa 1790
Henry Fuseli
Titania and Bottom circa 1790
Oil on canvas, 2172 x 2756 mm
Presented by Miss Julia Carrick Moore in accordance with the wishes of her sister 1887

Henry Fuseli, Titania Awakening (Titanias Erwachen), 1785-1790
Henry Fuseli
Titania Awakening (Titanias Erwachen) 1785-1790
Oil on canvas, 2220 x 2800 mm
Lent by the Kunstmuseum, Winterthur. Presented by George Reinhart, 1946

Henry Fuseli, Fairy Mab, circa 1815-1820
Henry Fuseli
Fairy Mab circa 1815-1820
Oil on canvas, 700 x 900 mm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington

Theodore Von Holst, Bertalda, Assailed by Spirits (Bertalda von Kuhleborns Geistern erschreckt), circa 1830
Theodore Von Holst
Bertalda, Assailed by Spirits (Bertalda von Kuhleborns Geistern erschreckt) circa 1830
Oil on canvas, 1517 x 915 mm
Lent by the Zurcher Kunstgesellschaft

Theodore Von Holst, Bertalda Frightened by Apparitions, circa 1830-1835
Theodore Von Holst
Bertalda Frightened by Apparitions circa 1830-1835
Oil on canvas, 795 x 615 mm
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum

Henry Fuseli, The Debutante, 1807
Henry Fuseli
The Debutante 1807
Watercolour and drawing on paper, 371 x 241 mm
Presented by Lady Holroyd in accordance with the wishes of the late Sir Charles Holroyd 1919

Henry Fuseli, Two Courtesans with Fantastic Hairstyles and Hats, circa 1796
Henry Fuseli
Two Courtesans with Fantastic Hairstyles and Hats circa 1796
Pen with brown, pink and grey wash on paper, 179 x 162 mm
Lent by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, purchased 1965 1965/47

Henry Fuseli, Courtesan with an Elaborate Head-dress (Kurtisane mit Federschmuck), circa 1800-1810
Henry Fuseli
Courtesan with an Elaborate Head-dress (Kurtisane mit Federschmuck) circa 1800-1810
Pen, pencil and watercolour on paper, 283 x 200 mm
Lent by the Kunsthaus, Zürich on loan from the Gottfried Keller Foundation

Henry Fuseli, The Great Father and Ancient Night, circa 1810
Henry Fuseli
The Great Father and Ancient Night circa 1810
Pencil, grey wash and blue wash on paper, 450 x 300 mm
Lent by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Purchased 1965

Henry Fuseli, Erotic scene with a Man and Three Women, circa 1809-1810
Henry Fuseli
Erotic scene with a Man and Three Women circa 1809-1810
Pencil on paper, 180 x 245 mm
Lent by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Theodore Von Holst, Erotic Scene with a Man and Two Women, around 1822-30
Theodore Von Holst
Erotic Scene with a Man and Two Women around 1822-30
Pencil and watercolour on paper, 230 x 189 mm
Lent by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London E109-1952

Henry Fuseli, Woman Torturing a Child or Small Man, circa 1800-1810
Henry Fuseli
Woman Torturing a Child or Small Man circa 1800-1810
Pen and ink on paper, 260 x 206 mm
© 2006 Kunsthaus, Zürich. All rights reserved.

Henry Fuseli, Study of a Woman, circa 1815-1820
Henry Fuseli
Study of a Woman circa 1815-1820
Pencil, pen and ink on paper, 162 x 105 mm
Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry

Theodore Von Holst, Legs of a Standing Female Figure, circa 1830
Theodore Von Holst
Legs of a Standing Female Figure circa 1830
Pen and ink, watercolour and chalk on paper, 122 x 88 mm
Lent by the Courtauld Institute of Art, London

Engraved illustrations to J.C. Lavater, Essays on Physiognomy, 1789-1798
Engraved illustrations to J.C. Lavater,
Essays on Physiognomy
translated from the French by Henry Hunter, published London, 1789-1798
Lent by the Wellcome Library, London

Engraved illustration, left hand page, to J.C. Lavater, Essays on Physiognomy, 1789-1798
Engraved illustrations to J.C. Lavater,
Essays on Physiognomy
translated from the French by Henry Hunter, published London, 1789-1798
Lent by the Wellcome Library, London

Engraved illustration, right hand page, to J.C. Lavater, Essays on Physiognomy, 1789-1798
Engraved illustrations to J.C. Lavater,
Essays on Physiognomy
translated from the French by Henry Hunter, published London, 1789-1798
Lent by the Wellcome Library, London

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