Sleeping Woman with a Cupid
1780/90
Etching in red-brown on ivory laid paper
22.5 × 34.5 cm (8.9 × 13.6 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
In this etching by Fuseli, a work suffused with the eroticism the artist cultivated in his work, a hovering cupid with his bow approaches a sleeping woman. In the foreground, two butterflies mate. The word “Hush!” in Greek is inscribed on the column.
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