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Henry Fuseli, The Artists
Portrait of Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli was a Swiss artist born on February 7, 1741. Fuseli contributed to the Romantic and Academic movements, worked in England and Italy and died on April 16, 1825.

Dido, Henry Fuseli

Dido 1781

The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli

The Nightmare 1781

Oedipus Cursing His Son Polynices, Henry Fuseli

Oedipus Cursing His Son Polynices 1786

The incubus leaving two young women, Henry Fuseli

The incubus leaving two young women 1794

The Vision of the Deluge, Henry Fuseli

The Vision of the Deluge 1800

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, The ArtistsPortrait of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

I didn't know Picasso but he knew me

1746 – 1828
Joseph Mallord William Turner, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Every age has its star; meet J.M.W. Turner

1775 – 1851
Théodore Géricault, The ArtistsPortrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault

Bigger is better

1798 – 1863
Alexandre Cabanel, The ArtistsPortrait of Alexandre Cabanel

Alexandre Cabanel

Creativity vs the Académie

1823 – 1889
Jean-Léon Gérôme, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A merciless teacher trains 2000 young artists

1824 – 1904
Anne Vallayer-Coster, The ArtistsPortrait of Anne Vallayer-Coster

Anne Vallayer-Coster

1744 – 1818
17011900

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

Henry Fuseli

Angelica Kauffmann

François Anne David

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