Painter and writer. Born in Zurich as Johann Heinrich Füssli, worked mainly in England. The birth date we give is from the who warn that he later lied about it. His paintings often depict the supernatural; "The Nightmare", 1781 is a fun example. Had an affair with Mary Wollstonecraft. Died at the home of the Countess of Guilford at Putney Hill.
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Henry Fuseli
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Henry Fuseli
London County Council Henry Fuseli, 1741 - 1825, artist, lived here, 1788 -...
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Studio Weave
A London-based idiosyncratic architecture practice.  The picture we have used is from their page about the Aldgate project.
Peggy Fortnum
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Frank Mowbray Taubman
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Stella Newton
Fashion designer and dress historian, who brought the history of fashion to bear on art history and the dating of paintings. She designed for the theatre and for fashion, having her own shop in the...

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