The night mare [graphic].

Description

Title: The night mare [graphic].
Alternative Title: Nightmare
Published / Created: [approximately 1800]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: An image derived from Henry Fuseli painting titled "The Nightmare" from 1781. The incubus has been replaced with a caricature of Napoleon. This image shows a woman asleep on a bed, a little man sitting on her chest pulling back her see-through covers, as one of her arms hangs to the floor near a chamber pot with '... Source of Nile' written on it. A book on a chair is titled 'Bruce's Travels'.
Description: Title etched below image.
Approximate date of publication from dealer's description.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides, leaving thread margins.
"NB the greatest varity [sic] in Europe constantly on sale."--Lower right corner.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Tipped on second sheet in corners and matted to: 34 x 45.5 cm.
Provenance: The Old Print Shop; April 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25 x 36 cm, on sheet 28 x 36 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English