The original version now housed in the Detroit Institute of Arts features a side table and the edge of a vanity mirror on the right side of the canvas, while a curtain provides the background.
One version of it was published as an accompaniment to Erasmus Darwin's The Botanic Garden, while another inspired Charles Nodier to write the story Smarra. Created 20 years before its artist began his Lectures on Painting at the Royal Academy, one of its subjects likely depicts his former lover, Anna Landolt. The original version now housed in the Detroit Institute of Arts features a side table and the edge of a vanity mirror on the right side of the canvas, while a curtain provides the background. One of the figures depicted in this work was used to model the title character's appearance in Nosferatu. That squat, impish creature looks out at the viewer and sits hunched on the chest of a woman who appears to be in a state of sensual pleasure. FTP, name this 1782 painting featuring a creepy horse and a bad night's sleep by Henry Fuseli.
One version of it was published as an accompaniment to Erasmus Darwin's The Botanic Garden, while another inspired Charles Nodier to write the story Smarra.
The Nightmare