Who created "Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)"?

Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso) was created by Henry Fuseli in 1779–81 (recto); 1785–90 (verso).

What medium is "Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)"?

Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso) is Oil on canvas.

Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)

Q: When was "Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)" created?

This artwork was created 1779–81 (recto); 1785–90 (verso).

Henry Fuseli

1779–81 (recto); 1785–90 (verso)

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

76 × 67.5 cm (29 15/16 × 26 9/16 in.); Framed: 79.4 × 69.3 cm (31 1/4 × 27 1/4 in.)

Classification

oil on canvas

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

59989

About the Artist

Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli in Zürich, was a Swiss-British painter whose visionary works exploring dreams, nightmares, and psychological terror made him one of the most original figures of the Romantic movement. His art bridged Neoclassical discipline with Romantic emotionalism, creating images of supernatural intensity that would influence artists from William Blake to t...

Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)

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