Henry Fuseli
1741-1825
Sketch of a Reclining Woman Struggling with a Kneeling Figure
7 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches (183 x 231 mm)
Graphite on paper; the support is a letter from Thomas Coutts to Fuseli.
1998.7
Purchased on the Ryskamp Fund 1997.
Notes
Removed from the Library's copy of "The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer. Translated into blank verse by W. Cowper...", London, 1791 (PML 127939, 127940). This copy originally belonged to the artist and was inscribed and signed to Lady Guilford (daughter of Thomas Coutts).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right in graphite, "P.H. may. 15".
Watermark: Horn with strap, inside crowned shield, fragment.
Watermark: Horn with strap, inside crowned shield, fragment.
Associated names
Guilford, Susan Coutts North, Countess of, 1771-1837, former owner.
Homer. Works. English. 1791.
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
Homer. Works. English. 1791.
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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