Midsummer Nights Dream
This is one of several illustrations by Fuseli on scenes from A Midsummer Nights Dream, a natural source for an artist so often drawn to the subject of dreams and nightmares. ... In this one allegorical image Fuseli captures the polarity of much of the imagery of A Midsummer Nights Dream. Possible sets of images to use include: dream; death/dead/die; live/life/living/alive; love/loves/lovers; day/night/sun/moon; sleep/rest/bed; eyes/see/look; spirit/fairy/fairies; or play/plays.