The Witch and the Mandrake (Ben Jonson, "Witch's Song," Masque of Queens)

1812

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Soft-ground etching; proof before letters
Dimensions: Plate: 17 11/16 × 21 5/8 in. (45 × 55 cm) Sheet: 18 1/8 × 22 1/16 in. (46 × 56 cm)
Collection no.: 53.535.25
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Witch and the Mandrake (Ben Jonson, "Witch's Song," Masque of Queens) — Henry Fuseli. 1812.

Medium: Soft-ground etching; proof before letters. Dimensions: Plate: 17 11/16 × 21 5/8 in. (45 × 55 cm) Sheet: 18 1/8 × 22 1/16 in. (46 × 56 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

Artwork sources