Johann Heinrich Füssli

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Johann Heinrich Füssli, better known as Henry Fuseli, was an 18th–19th century Swiss-born British Romantic painter famed for his dramatic, nightmarish, and psychologically intense works such as "The Nightmare."

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Johann Heinrich Füssli canonical 4
Füssli 1
Heinrich Füssli 1

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instanceOf Romantic artist
art historian
draughtsman
human
illustrator
painter
alsoKnownAs Henry Fuseli
Johann Heinrich Fuesli
artStyle dramatic
nightmarish
psychologically intense
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1741-02-07
dateOfDeath 1825-04-17
educatedAt Carolinum, Zürich
employer Royal Academy of Arts
ethnicOrigin Swiss
father Johann Caspar Füssli
fieldOfWork book illustration
drawing
painting
gender male
genre fantasy art
history painting
literary painting
mythological painting
influenced Romantic painters in Britain
William Blake
influencedBy Classical mythology
John Milton
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
movement Romanticism
Sturm und Drang
name Johann Heinrich Füssli
notableWork Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers
Oedipus Cursing His Son Polynices
The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Ancient Ruins
The Nightmare
The Nightmare (1781 version)
linked to: The Nightmare

The Nightmare (1790–1791 version)
linked to: The Nightmare

The Shepherd’s Dream
The Three Witches
linked to: Macbeth

Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent
Titania and Bottom
occupation art critic
painter
professor of painting
writer
period 18th century
19th century
placeOfBirth Old Swiss Confederacy
Zürich
linked to: Zurich
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England

Putney
United Kingdom
positionHeld Keeper of the Royal Academy
Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy
residence London
linked to: London, England

Rome
Zürich
linked to: Zurich
sibling Johann Kaspar Füssli
spouse Sophia Rawlins

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Kunsthaus Zürich hasWorkBy Johann Heinrich Füssli
Henry Fuseli birthName Johann Heinrich Füssli
Henry Fuseli familyName Füssli
linked to: Johann Heinrich Füssli
Henry Fuseli alternateName Johann Heinrich Füssli
Henry Fuseli alternateName Heinrich Füssli
linked to: Johann Heinrich Füssli
Henry Fuseli alternateName Henry Füssli
linked to: Johann Heinrich Füssli
Johann Heinrich Füssli name Johann Heinrich Füssli
Johann Heinrich Füssli alsoKnownAs Henry Fuseli
linked to: Johann Heinrich Füssli