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The Dream

The Dream

(German (worked in England), 1764–1834)
1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint, with hand coloring
DimensionsSheet: 34.7 × 26.7 cm (13 11/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe Richard Balzer Collection—Gift of Patricia Bellinger Balzer
Accession number2019.813
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Description

Scudding clouds in a moonlit sky. An inquisitive cat. A bump in the night. A clothes rack lit from behind by a flickering fire. …  A headless ghost!!

InscriptionsBelow image, lower left: Pernotin del. Below image, center: The Dream Below image, lower right: Published 1 August 1799 by R.Ackermann 101 Strand for Dr Jno Trusler
ProvenanceBetween about 1970 and 2017, acquired by Richard Balzer (b. 1944 - d. 2017), Brookline, MA; by inheritance to Patricia Bellinger; 2019, gift of Patricia Bellinger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)