Henry Fuseli RA, Ezzelin Bracciaferro musing over the Body of Meduna, December 1791.
Etching with engraving. 132 mm x 168 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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After Henry Fuseli RA (1741 - 1825)
RA Collection: Art
132 mm x 168 mm
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