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Sleeping woman in white on a bed, goblin crouched on her chest, pale horse's head with glowing eyes looming behind.

The Nightmare

A pale, sleeping woman lies across a rumpled bed, her head hanging over the edge while a crouching goblin sits on her chest. Behind them, a pale horse's head with glowing eyes looms from dark drapery in the shadowed room.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1791
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2473 × 3106 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1791; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La pesadilla

Una mujer pálida y dormida yace sobre una cama revuelta, con la cabeza colgando del borde mientras un duende agachado se sienta sobre su pecho. Detrás de ellos, una cabeza de caballo pálida con ojos brillantes emerge de cortinas oscuras en la habitación en penumbra.

Português: O pesadelo

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