The Art of Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli (1741 – 1825) born Johann Heinrich Fussli was a Swiss painter. He hoped to follow a career in the church, but his unconventional views soon landed him in trouble and we was obliged to leave Zurich. (Fuseli, Henry. The Nightmare. c. 1781. oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, US.) He settled in London in 1764, still uncertain of his future direction. It was only after