Henry Fuseli The Nightmare

The painting, The Nightmare, by Henry Fuseli illustrates a woman lying on her bed with an ape like figure sitting on top of her, pinning her down. Peeking through the drapes is a horse watching the scene. This could possibly illustrate a woman in an abusive relationship with her husband. The ape like figure represents her husband and how he bounds her down and never allows her rise and accomplish anything. Folklore says that the creature sitting on top of her is an imp, and many believe that the imps would sneak into women's rooms at night and rape them, but they would continue to sleep because the imp would create a dream that made them think a handsome prince was kissing them. The imp represents how her husband is a horrible brute who is