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Henry Fuseli

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Pen and wash drawing of two winged angels flying, one striking a crouching figure below with a spear, rocky landscape and a l

Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear

1776

Sepia drawing of a nude man standing by a bed with a reclining veiled woman, a hooded watcher, and cherubs behind.

The Discovery (recto), Two Sketches of Standing Male Figures (verso)

1767/69

Loose wash sketch of a reclining female figure on a couch, one arm raised toward swirling smoke, in brown and pink tones.

Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso)

c. 1781

Brown wash drawing of a nude man lurking in an archway beside a funeral scene with a woman raising her arm.

The Duke of Gloucester Lying in Wait for Lady Anne at the Funeral Procession of Her Father-in-law, King Henry VI (rec…

1760/67

Pen and ink sketch of a helmeted muscular warrior seated with his chin on his hand, resting on a large shield.

Seated Warrior (recto); Striding Warrior (verso)

n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a ghostly figure, a nude man, a fleeing woman and dogs in a dark forest.

Theodore Meets in the Wood the Specter of His Ancestor Guido Cavalcanti, Chasing with Mastiffs His Former Disdainful…

1783

Pencil studies on two torn paper strips: a draped cloth at top left and a reclining figure resting its head on an arm.

Studies of Nudes

n.d.

Sketch of three skeletons in shrouds looming over a chaotic bacchanal of writhing figures, drawn in pencil and wash.

Triumph of Death: Three Skeletons Invading a Bacchanal Orchestrated by a Magician or an Evil Demon

1770-71

Pencil and wash drawing of a hooded seated figure in an arched niche, with a kneeling reader and a standing nude figure besid

The Spirit of Knowledge

1798

Pen and ink figure studies of muscular male nudes with raised arms, one showing detailed leg and torso anatomy.

Figure Studies (recto and verso)

c. 1800

Grey wash drawing of a winged figure lifting a limp male body while a draped woman reaches out, with sleeping figures nearby.

Aided by Eeriboia, Hermes Carries Off the Exhausted Ares from the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus (recto); Sketch of One of t…

1819

Bearded prophet with staff looms over a crouching man with a sword beside a slain animal, spectral figures in the sky.

Teiresias Foretells the Future to Odysseus

1770

Gray wash drawing of a sleeping shepherd below swirling winged female figures and cherubs among tree trunks.

The Shepherd's Dream

1786

Pen and ink sketch of a stout man seated on a stool with two women pulling at him, surrounded by loose sketched forms.

Falstaff with Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page (Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, Scene 5)

1790

Watercolor of a pale armored warrior on a rearing horse beside nymphs in glowing water and a hooded figure.

Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube

1802

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude woman beside a seated man, with a curtain and winged figures in the background.

An Erotic Fantasy

1790/92

Graphite and red chalk drawing of a woman with upturned eyes and a draped cloak, on tan paper.

Portrait of a Woman (Martha Hess)

1781

Pen and ink study of a bearded prophet-like man in draped robes raising one arm, on a grey-toned sheet.

Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a…

1764-70

Pen and wash drawing of muscular armored giants climbing a rocky cliff, with a nude figure at center and a seated figure abov

Titans Storming Mount Olympus

c. 1770-72

Grey wash drawing of anguished nude figures crowded under a dark arch, with a pale veiled figure in a niche above.

One Cycle of Hell

1750/1850

Brown wash drawing of a grieving bearded man seated in a dark stone tower beside a leaning figure and a sprawled body.

Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower

1806

Dark watercolor study of a robed woman raising a torch over a reclining figure, with a hooded figure with a dagger behind her

Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad

c. 1806

Portrait of a Young Lady Drawn in Left Profile

ca. 1778-79

Ink sketch of two muscular warriors with large round shields fighting, one raising a fist high, on pale paper.

Combat of Two Greeks

c. 1805

Brown wash drawing of a cave with a nude figure lying wounded, an old man beside him, and a knight and woman on a ledge.

The Cave of Despair

c. 1769

Ink and wash drawing of muscular Hercules raising a club while struggling with grimacing horses, attributed to Henry Fuseli.

Hercules Killing the Mares of Diomedes

1800/05

Grey wash drawing of a cloaked rider on a rearing horse below, with reclining and seated figures around a stone slab above.

Odin in the Underworld

1770/72

Brown wash drawing of a dead warrior on a shore, mourned by a draped woman in a rock niche, with a winged figure above.

Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles

1780

Brown wash drawing of a male figure with raised arm seen from behind, with a fragment of an old man's head at upper left.

Male Figure with Left Arm Raised Seen from the Back, and Fragment of Old Man

1770/75

Pencil sketch of two figures embracing, one seated in flowing drapery, with loose hatched shading on pale paper.

An Intimate Concert

1814

Grey wash drawing of a muscular nude man on a rock, arm raised defiantly toward a dark sky, with billowing drapery behind.

Satan Defying the Powers of Heaven

late 1790s

Brown wash drawing of two men in a cave gesturing toward a winged vision descending from the upper right.

Vision zweier Männer in einer Grotte