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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Fuseli
Forenames	Henry
Also Known As	Johann Friedrich Fussli
Epithet	painter
Dates	1741-1825
Gender Identity	Male
History	Originally Swiss; he took the Italianate name of Fuseli, while he was resident in Rome, 1770-1779. He achieved great fame as a painter, particularly when he settled in London from 1779.
Key Events	Born in Zurich 6 Feb 1741; died at Putney Hill, Surrey, 16 Apr 1825.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Fuseli; Henry (1741-1825); painter

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