Henry Fuseli
Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side
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Henry Fuseli
Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825c. 1818
Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825 →etchingprint
Date
c. 1818
Medium
Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 47 × 30.2 cm (18 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50 × 33.2 cm (19 11/16 × 13 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
In no other of Fuseli’s original prints (that is, prints made by him, in contrast to reproductive engravings made by others after his paintings) did he so closely approach the condition of drawing as here. The etched line and aquatint, a type of etching that uses powdered rosin to create a tonal effect, successfully evoke the penned line and brushed wash of his watercolors.
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