Fee Mab

1815-1820

Henry Fuseli brings his signature spooky flair to this bizarre take on Queen Mab, the fairy queen from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Bathed in an eerie, ghostly glow, the central figure munches on a snack while sporting a crescent moon headdress and a slightly unsettling grin. Surrounding her is a chaotic cast of tiny, surreal creatures—including a figure pouring water through a sieve and another lounging in a bowl—that perfectly capture the wild, dreamlike imagination of the Romantic era. Fuseli was famous for painting nightmares, and this whimsical yet creepy scene shows exactly why he was the master of the macabre.

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