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Black and white engraving: a man in a dark suit holds a dagger over a sleeping figure in bed while a shadowy figure rises from the floor.

A dream in which Captain Ducie holding a dagger approaches himself asleep and sees a black man emerging from under his bed. Process print after R. Taylor after M.L. Gow, 1891.

A dark-suited man leans over a sleeping figure in a white nightshirt on a bed, a dagger-like blade raised in his hand. Below, a shadowy figure rises from the floor beside the bed, amid heavy draperies and a dim, misty room.

Artist
Gow, Mary Louisa, 1851-1929.
Date
[1891]
Medium
Photomechanical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2879 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1891.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Escena de sueño con puñal y figura sombría, 1891

Un hombre de traje oscuro se inclina sobre una figura dormida con camisón blanco en una cama, con una hoja parecida a un puñal en la mano. Junto a la cama, una figura sombría se levanta del suelo entre cortinas pesadas y una habitación brumosa.

Português: Cena de sonho com punhal e figura sombria, 1891

Um homem de terno escuro debruça-se sobre uma figura adormecida de camisola branca numa cama, com uma lâmina semelhante a um punhal na mão. Ao lado da cama, uma figura sombria ergue-se do chão entre cortinas pesadas e um quarto enevoado.