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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
Eugène Delacroix, The ArtistsPortrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798 – 1863
Ivan Aivazovsky, The ArtistsPortrait of Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky

A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

1817 – 1900
Alexandre Cabanel, The ArtistsPortrait of Alexandre Cabanel

Alexandre Cabanel

Creativity vs the Académie

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

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A merciless teacher trains 2000 young artists

1824 – 1904
17011900

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

Henry Fuseli

Angelica Kauffmann

François Anne David

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