Artist
H
Henry Fuseli
1741–1825
132130
Works
84
Years lived
18th Century
Style
Henry’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Selected works
132130 pieces
Milton Dictating to His Daughter
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741–1825)
Two Heads of Damned Souls from Dante's "Inferno" (recto and verso)
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741–1825)
Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741–1825)
Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons
Attributed to Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Hercules Killing the Mares of Diomedes
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Portrait of a Woman (Martha Hess)
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
The Discovery (recto), Two Sketches of Standing Male Figures (verso)
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Study of Ignudo in Sistine Chapel, Rome (recto); Paraphrase of the Ignudo Seated to Upper Right of Prophet Jeremiah in Chapel, Rome (verso)
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)
The Cave of Despair
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Mother and Her Family in the Country
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso)
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Odin in the Underworld
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
The Spirit of Knowledge
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
Triumph of Death: Three Skeletons Invading a Bacchanal Orchestrated by a Magician or an Evil Demon
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
The Changeling
Attributed to Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825
The Slaying of Red Comyn by Robert the Bruce
Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825