Midnight

1765

Henry Fuseli

Artist, Swiss, 1741 - 1825

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 21 x 33 cm (8 1/4 x 13 in.)
    support: 28 x 40 cm (11 x 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1971.66.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. [d. 1970] and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet, Great Neck, Long Island, NY; purchased 19 October 1971 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1985-1986.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1968

  • Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet. New York, 1968: 23.

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:217.

1989

  • Kaufmann 1989,cat.no. 79.

2005

  • Ekirch, A. Roger. At Day's Close: Night in Times Past. New York, 2005: xvi, 321, repro.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64573763

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