Solo show
Füssli, Between Dream and Fantasy
16 Sep 2022 — 23 Jan 2023 at Musée Jacquemart-André
· Paris
Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741–1825) stands as one of the most singular figures in the history of Western art. This exhibition brings together his most celebrated works to explore the haunted borderland between dream and the fantastic — a realm populated by witches, demons, spectral lovers, and creatures of the night.
Füssli's canvases pulse with psychological intensity and theatrical drama, drawing on Shakespeare, Milton, and ancient mythology to conjure visions that feel as unsettling today as when they were first painted. His iconic image of a sleeping figure tormented by a crouching incubus remains one of the most recognisable — and most disturbing — works in the Romantic canon.
The exhibition traces the full arc of his career, from his early years in Zurich and Rome to his long tenure in London, where he became a central figure in British Romantic painting. Visitors are invited to step into a world where reason yields to imagination, and where the boundaries between waking life and the dream dissolve.
Füssli's canvases pulse with psychological intensity and theatrical drama, drawing on Shakespeare, Milton, and ancient mythology to conjure visions that feel as unsettling today as when they were first painted. His iconic image of a sleeping figure tormented by a crouching incubus remains one of the most recognisable — and most disturbing — works in the Romantic canon.
The exhibition traces the full arc of his career, from his early years in Zurich and Rome to his long tenure in London, where he became a central figure in British Romantic painting. Visitors are invited to step into a world where reason yields to imagination, and where the boundaries between waking life and the dream dissolve.
About the artist
Johann Heinrich Füssli
1741–1825 · Romanticism
Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
About the artist →About the venue
Musée Jacquemart-André
· Paris
The Musée Jacquemart-André is a private museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The museum was created from the private home of Édouard André (1833–1894) and Nélie Jacquemart (1841–1912) to display the art they collected during their lives.
