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Henry Fuseli 1741-1825 is in Painters.
On 7th February 1741 Henry Fuseli was born at Zurich, Switzerland.
1778. James Northcote (age 31). Portrait of Henry Fuseli (age 36).
1780 to 1782. Henry Fuseli (age 38). "The two murderers of the Duke of Clarence".
1781. Henry Fuseli (age 39). "The Nightmare".
1781. Henry Fuseli (age 39). "The Nightmare". The painting was first shown in 1782 at the Royal Academy of London after which it became widely known. Fuseli painted other versions; the original was sold for twenty guineas.
In 1788 Henry Fuseli (age 46) and Sophia Rawlins were married. She originally one of his models.
In or after 1788. Henry Fuseli (age 46). Portrait of [his wife] Sophia Rawlins, the artist's wife.
1789. Henry Fuseli (age 47). "Silence".
Around 1789 Henry Fuseli (age 47) and Mary Wollstonecraft (age 29) planned a trip with him to Paris. His wife [his wife] Sophia Rawlins stopped any communication between the two.
1790. Henry Fuseli (age 48). "Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent". Fuseli's diploma work for the Royal Academy
Around 1790. Henry Fuseli (age 48). Portrait of the artist's wife [his wife] Sophia Rawlins.
1790. Henry Fuseli (age 48). "Danaë and Perseus on Seriphos".
1792. Henry Fuseli (age 50). "The Apotheosis of Penelope Boothby".
Penelope Boothby: On 11th April 1785 she was born to Brooke Boothby 6th Baronet in Lichfield, Staffordshire [Map]. On 19th March 1791 Penelope Boothby died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
1794. Henry Fuseli (age 52). "Milton Dictating to His Daughter".
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
1794. John Opie (age 32). Portrait of Henry Fuseli (age 52).
1796. Henry Fuseli (age 54). "The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches". Hecate, the Greek goddess who presided over witchcraft and magical rites, was historically known as the "Night-Hag," hence the title that the artist gave this work. It illustrates a passage from Paradise Lost by the English poet John Milton
In 1799 Henry Fuseli (age 57) was appointed Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy.
31st May 1800. Henry Fuseli (age 59). [his wife] Sophia Rawlins, the artist's wife, in profile.
Around 1805. Henry Fuseli (age 63). "Ariel".
1817. George Henry Harlow (age 29). Portrait of Henry Fuseli (age 75).
On 17th April 1825 Henry Fuseli (age 84) died at the house of the Countess of Guildford (age 55), on Putney Hill