Image

Thomas Burke

The Nightmare

Description

Maker

Thomas Burke (Irish, 1749-1815), designer
After Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741-1825), painter
John Raphael Smith (British, 1752-1812), publisher

Title

The Nightmare

Year

1783

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

stipple engraving (printing process)

Supports

Dimensions

22.7 x 25.1 cm (8 15/16 x 9 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:numbered in pencil in LR:150In Plate--inscribed in LL:Painted by H. Fusley; inscribed in LR:Engraved by T. Burke; Titled and inscribed in LC:THE NIGHTMARE./London Published Jan.y 30th 1783 by J. R. Smith No. 83 Oxford Street; Inscribed in LL corner:--on his Night Mare, thro the evening fog./Flits the squab fiend o'er fen, and lake, and bog,; inscribed in LR:corner:Seeks some love-wilder'd maid, by sleep opprest,/Alights and grinning, sits upon her breast.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

66.045

Type

Use & Feedback

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

Tombstone

Thomas Burke (Irish, 1749-1815), designer
After Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741-1825), painter
John Raphael Smith (British, 1752-1812), publisher
The Nightmare, 1783
stipple engraving (printing process)
22.7 x 25.1 cm (8 15/16 x 9 7/8 inches) (plate)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 66.045

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.