Who created "Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad"?

Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad was created by Henry Fuseli in c. 1806.

Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad

Q: When was "Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad" created?

This artwork was created c. 1806.

Q: What medium is "Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad"?

Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad is Oil paint, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on stipple etching, etching, and aquatint in black on cream wove paper.

Henry Fuseli

c. 1806

Medium

Oil paint, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on stipple etching, etching, and aquatint in black on cream wove paper

Dimensions

52.9 × 44.6 cm (20 7/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

Classification

oil on paper

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

7577

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...

Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad

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