Henry Fuseli
Undine and Huldbrand

Artwork Detail
Huldbrand draws Undine, his lovely wife to be, towards him in a passionate embrace. As a watersprite, Undine has no soul, but she can acquire one when she marries. Her rival, Bertalda, lures fickle Huldbrand away from Undine, and she disappears, only to reappear at Huldbrand and Bertalda’s wedding where she kills her former lover with a kiss. Fuseli owned a copy of this popular romantic novel, providing him with the popular theme of man ensnared and destroyed by woman.
- Title
- Undine and Huldbrand
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- circa 1819-circa 1822
- Medium
- pencil and watercolour
- Dimensions
- 481 x 319 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
- Accession no
- 1965/67
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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