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Etching of a startled seated man clutching his head, surrounded by pale faces and shadowy figures in a dark, dreamlike room.

A nightmare

A seated figure in dark robes raises a hand to his head, startled, while pale faces and shadowy forms crowd the dim background. Fine etched lines and heavy blacks create a murky, dreamlike atmosphere in this small print on a wide white sheet.

Artist
François-Nicolas Chifflart
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Etching in black ink on white paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2626 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Una pesadilla, grabado de François-Nicolas Chifflart

Una figura sentada con ropas oscuras se lleva una mano a la cabeza, sobresaltada, mientras rostros pálidos y formas sombrías se agolpan en el fondo tenue. Las líneas finas del aguafuerte y los negros intensos crean una atmósfera turbia y onírica.

Português: Um pesadelo, gravura de François-Nicolas Chifflart

Uma figura sentada, de vestes escuras, leva a mão à cabeça, assustada, enquanto rostos pálidos e formas sombrias se aglomeram no fundo escuro. As linhas finas da água-forte e os negros densos criam uma atmosfera turva e onírica.