Creator of Nightmares: Henry Fuseli's Art and Life

A critical biography of the eighteenth-century painter.

Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was one of the eighteenth century’s most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which channeled a new form of gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist’s career unveils Fuseli’s complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and traditional patronage versus competitive exhibitions. ...