Fuseli
[fyoo-zuh-lee]
- (John) HenryJohann Heinrich Füssli, 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
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Note the shallow and uncomprehending notice of this picture by Fuseli.
Modern Painters Volume II (of V)John Ruskin
Knowles, in his “Life of Fuseli,” finds fault with her on this account.
Mary WollstonecraftElizabeth Robins Pennell
Mr. Fuseli was a married man, and his wife the acquaintance of Mary.
Mary WollstonecraftElizabeth Robins Pennell
It is rather strange that Fuseli should have now been willing enough to be civil.
Mary WollstonecraftElizabeth Robins Pennell
Mr. Leslie allowed Harlow's portrait of Fuseli to be the best.
Art in EnglandDutton Cook
Fuseli
- Henry . original name Johann Heinrich Füssli . 1741–1825, British painter, born in Switzerland. His paintings include Nightmare (1782)
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