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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

Peder Balke, The ArtistsPortrait of Peder Balke

Peder Balke

Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

1804 – 1887
Eugène Delacroix, The ArtistsPortrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798 – 1863
Joseph Wright of Derby, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734 – 1797
Cristóbal Rojas Poleo, The ArtistsPortrait of Cristóbal Rojas Poleo

Cristóbal Rojas Poleo

A childhood introduction to death leads to success, at a price

1857 – 1890
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The ArtistsPortrait of Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The worst painter of the 19th century

1836 – 1912
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Guardian of the old ways

1780 – 1867
17011900

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

Henry Fuseli

Angelica Kauffmann

François Anne David

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