Fuseli

[fyoo-zuh-lee]

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noun

(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 Wollstonecraft
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Mr. Fuseli was a married man, and his wife the acquaintance of Mary.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
It is rather strange that Fuseli should have now been willing enough to be civil.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Mr. Leslie allowed Harlow's portrait of Fuseli to be the best.
Art in England
Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for fuseli

Fuseli

noun

Henry . original name Johann Heinrich Füssli . 1741–1825, British painter, born in Switzerland. His paintings include Nightmare (1782)

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Examples from the Web for fuseli

Historical Examples

Note the shallow and uncomprehending notice of this picture by Fuseli.

Knowles, in his “Life of Fuseli,” finds fault with her on this account.

Mr. Fuseli was a married man, and his wife the acquaintance of Mary.

It is rather strange that Fuseli should have now been willing enough to be civil.

Mr. Leslie allowed Harlow's portrait of Fuseli to be the best.

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