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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Spencer Gore
Spencer Frederick Gore, painter. Born Epsom, Surrey, son of the sportsman also called Spencer Gore. Clearly a clubable man he was a member of the New English Art Club, founding member of the Fitzro...
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H. M. Bateman
Cartoonist. Born Henry Mayo Bateman at Moss Vale, Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia. His family moved to Britain in 1888, where he studied at Westminster School of Art and Goldsmiths' Colle...
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Antonio Canaletto
Venetian painter. Â When the supply of Grand Tourists coming to Venice and buying his paintings dried up due to war, Canaletto decided to come to England. Â He arrived in 1746 and stayed until 1755, ...
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Stephen Pearce
Portrait and equestrian painter. Our picture source gives a biography of his life. He was born on 16 November 1819, the son of Stephen Pearce (1780-1850) and Anne Pearce née Whittington (1778-1871...
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