The Slaying of Red Comyn by Robert the Bruce
Henry Fuseli
1810–16
Medium
Pen and brown iron gall ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, over chalk (recto), and black chalk (verso), on tan laid paper
Dimensions
31.5 × 20.6 cm (12 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
pen and iron gall ink
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
151453
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...