Johann Heinrich FüssliSwiss, 1741–1825drawing
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
Füssli's personal obsessions often informed his art. This drawing depicts three courtesans who are sexually engaged with a naked man who is shown hiding his head among their bodies. The erotic content of this sheet is clear and is reinforced by the inscription at the bottom which derives from a line in the Greek tragedy Prometheus, in which its author Aeschylus blended sexual and violent topics.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.108-1952
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- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
