Henry Fuseli
1741–1825
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Biography
Henry Fuseli ( FEW-zə-lee, few-ZEL-ee; German: Johann Heinrich Füssli [ˈfyːsli]; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare, deal with supernatural subject-matter. He painted works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, and created his own "Milton Gallery". He held the posts of Professor of Painting and Keeper at the Royal Academy. His style had a considerable influence on many younger British artists, including William Blake.
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Read full Wikipedia entryArtworks
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Henry Fuseli Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers
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Henry Fuseli The Shepherd’s Dream, from ‘Paradise Lost’
1793 -
Henry Fuseli Titania and Bottom
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Henry Fuseli Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma
exhibited 1783 -
Henry Fuseli The Debutante
1807 -
Henry Fuseli Self-Portrait as a Faun. Verso: Head of a Woman Three-Quarters to Left
date not known
Artist as subject
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Henry Fuseli Self-Portrait as a Faun. Verso: Head of a Woman Three-Quarters to Left
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Henry Fuseli Self-Portrait and Anatomical Studies. Verso: Two Male Anatomical Studies
1783 -
Hampstead Artists Council (London, UK) Hampstead Artists’ Council souvenir exhibition catalogue titled ‘Hampstead Artists Past and Present’
1946
Features
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Tate Etc
Details, Details: Henry Fuseli's Titania and Bottom c.1790
A diminutive figure at the heart of Fuseli's painting sparks a wealth of associations
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Art Term
Bitumen
Bitumen is a naturally-occurring, non-drying, tarry substance used in paint mixtures, especially to enrich the appearance of dark tones
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Art Term
Sublime
Theory developed by Edmund Burke in the mid eighteenth century, where he defined sublime art as art that refers to …
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Art Term
Fairy painting
Fairy painting is particularly associated with the Victorian period, art that depicts fairies and other subjects from the supernatural
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Art Term
Romanticism
Term in use by the early nineteenth century to describe the movement in art and literature distinguished by a new …
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Essay
John Martin: here comes the Flood
This is John Martin’s ‘Eve of the Deluge’, one of a pair of paintings on the theme of the biblical …
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Tate Papers
An Alternative National Gallery: Blake’s 1809 Exhibition and the Attack on Evangelical Culture
This essay suggests that Blake’s 1809 exhibition was haunted by the memory of the Irish painter James Barry (1741–1806) and …
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Tate Papers
Lost in the Crowd: Blake and London in 1809
This article explores why William Blake’s solo exhibition of 1809 has been such an important source for understanding his attitude …
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Tate Etc
Tate Etc. issue 6: Spring 2006
Tate Etc. issue 6; Spring 2006 online version of Tate magazine
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