The Dream of Belinda
1750
oil
From the collection of Vancouver Art Gallery
1750
oil
From the collection of Vancouver Art Gallery
The Dream of Belinda is a painting by Henry Fuseli. It's an oil paint work. The painting was inspired by Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock. According to scholar Robert Halsband, it's an imaginative fusion of elements and themes from the poem with symbols from Fuseli's own world of dreams and fantasy. You can learn more about the artist who created this work, Henry Fuseli.