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  • David Garrick in the rôle of Richard III, awakening from his nightmare in the tent with military activities in the background. Etching by W. Hogarth and C. Grignion after W. Hogarth.
  • Two naked witches riding on a broomstick accompanied by an owl. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • A perturbed young woman asleep with a devil sitting on her chest; symbolizing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1810.
  • A perturbed young woman asleep with a devil sitting on her chest; symbolizing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1810.
  • Two young women pluck a bird which has a man's head, while an old woman prays. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • A man disturbed from sleep by visions caused by guilt. Etching by Brocas.
  • A winged devil figure riding on a cat awakening some monks by blowing on them. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A winged man grabbing a young naked woman by the hand while another sits reading a book surrounded by owls and bats. Etching by J.M. Martínez Espinosa after F. Goya.
  • Three old hags surround a basket of new-born babies with bats in the distance. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • A day in the life of George, Prince Regent, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • Surrounded by ghoulish apparitions, a manic priest carries an enema towards a wretchedly praying man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, c. 1797.
  • The Duke of Clarence is assailed by demons and taunted by a blood-soaked angel in a dream; an episode in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'. Engraving by J. Neagle, 1804, after T. Stothard.
  • Two elderly women in bed, disturbed from sleep by a nightmare vision of "The monster" (R. Williams), 1790. Drawing.
  • A young dancer trying to escape winged figures with men's heads. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Two young women chasing and sweeping bird figures with mens' heads out of a door, encouraged by two old men in religious habits. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • Three old hags surround a basket of new-born babies with bats in the distance. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • A woman fast asleep with her head hanging down, a devil is sitting on her stomach and a horse peeps through a curtain; representing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by M.J. Schmidt after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
  • A winged figure carrying witches and monsters through the air. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Two withered wretches trying to hold up a slab of stone. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Human figures, some with animal heads, praying. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A young dancer trying to escape winged figures with men's heads. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Napoleon leaps from his bed, terrified at a nightmarish vision of ghosts and devils, while Britannia and Liberty float on a cloud behind. Etching by the Caricaturist General, 1811.
  • A man asleep dreaming of monsters. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • Three witches or Fates spinning, with bodies of babies tied up behind them. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Two young women pluck a bird which has a man's head, while an old woman prays. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • Two naked witches riding on a broomstick accompanied by an owl. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A man asleep dreaming of monsters. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • John Bull has a nightmare about income tax represented by Sir Robert Peel sitting on his chest surrounded by donkeys (asses). Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1842.