Henry Fuseli. Sleeping Woman with a Cupid. 1780–1790. England. Etching in red-brown on ivory laid paper In this etching by Fuseli, a work suffused with the eroticism the artist cultivated in his work, a hovering cupid with his bow approaches a sleeping woman. In the foreground, two butterflies mate. The word “Hush!” in Greek is inscribed on the column.

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Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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