Johann Heinrich FüssliSwiss, 1741–1825Titania and Bottom
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Where is “Titania and Bottom” now? Collection: The National Gallery, London. Unknown.
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Titania and Bottom is an oil painting by the Anglo-Swiss painter Henry Fuseli. It dates to around 1790 and is in Tate Britain, in London. It was commissioned for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and depicts a scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
Details
- Accession number
- NG1228
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: The National Gallery — Henry Fuseli · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Johann Heinrich Füssli
The whole life1778–1825 · Workplace
Great Britain
1788
Marries Sophia Rawlins
In 1788 Fuseli married Sophia Rawlins, originally one of his models. When Mary Wollstonecraft, whose portrait he had painted, pursued him determinedly and planned a trip with him to Paris, Sophia put an end to their communication.
1788–1803 · Residence
37 Foley Street
1790
Elected a full Academician
Soon after his marriage in 1788 Fuseli became an associate of the Royal Academy, and in 1790 a full Academician, presenting “Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent” as his diploma work.
