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The Cave of Despair
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago as Henry Fuseli.
The record
- AttributionHenry Fuseli — other records naming Henry Fuseli
- Datec. 1769
- Classificationpen and ink drawings
- MediumPen and black ink, with brush and brown and gray wash and touches of red gouache, over graphite and touches of charcoal, on ivory laid paper
- DepartmentPrints and Drawings
- Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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Henry Fuseli · The Cave of Despair · c. 1769 · Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain / CC0.
Source read 2026-09-20 · Published 2026-09-20
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