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Entry Type
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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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