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Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting, The Nightmare

Swiss artist Henry Fuseli’s The Nightmare (1781) is often interpreted as a visual representation of sleep paralysis, where the sleeper feels a terrifying pressure on their chest and is unable to move. (Public domain.)

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