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Johann Heinrich Fuseli, after
Swiss, 1741 - 1825
Illustration for Summer, opposite page 59 in the book The Seasons by James Thomson (London: F. J. du Roverayä, 1802), 1801
engraving
Sheet: 183 x 108 mm (7 3/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts 1963.30.38801.3
author, James Thomson~engraver, William Bromley
Artist Credit: all
Artist Biography: Born JOHANN HEINRICH F‹SSLI. Painter. Works are among the most exotic, original, and sensual pieces of his time. ~~Was raised in an intellectual and artistic environment and initially studied theology. Forced to leave Z¸rich due to political entanglements, he went first to Berlin, settling in London in 1764. Encouraged to become a painter by Sir Joshua Reynolds, he left England in 1768 to study in Italy until 1778. In Rome he studied the works of Michelangelo and classical art, his major stylistic influences. Subject matter was mostly literary. Famous for his paintings and drawings of nude figures caught in strained and violent poses suggestive of intense emotion. Had a gift for inventing macabre fantasies, such as that in "The Nightmare" (1781). Had a noticeable influence on the style of his younger contemporary, William Blake. ~~
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