Henry Fuseli

Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London · 50 works on DiscoverArt

Works

The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches — The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches● On view · Gallery 641

Two Heads of Damned Souls from Dante's "Inferno" (front and back) — Two Heads of Damned Souls from Dante's "Inferno" (front and back)● On view · Gallery 219

Milton Dictating to His Daughter — Milton Dictating to His Daughter● On view · Gallery 219

Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons — Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgonsc. 1816

Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso) — Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso)c. 1781

Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad — Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiadc. 1806

Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube — Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube1802

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel — Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel1800/05

Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower — Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower1806

Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli," Female Figure (verso) — Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli," Female Figure (verso)● On view · Gallery 219

Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles — Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles1780

Portrait of a Young Lady Drawn in Left Profileca. 1778–79

Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear — Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear1776

Mother and Her Family in the Country — Mother and Her Family in the Country1806/07

Oedipus at Colonus, Cursing his Son Polynices — Oedipus at Colonus, Cursing his Son Polynices1777

Portrait of a Woman (Martha Hess) — Portrait of a Woman (Martha Hess)1781

A Woman Sitting by the Window (“Evening Thou Bringest All”), from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography — A Woman Sitting by the Window (“Evening Thou Bringest All”), from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography1802, published 1803

Titans Storming Mount Olympus — Titans Storming Mount Olympusc. 1770–72

Portrait of Fuseli (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso) — Portrait of Fuseli (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)1761/1825 (recto); 1770/80 (verso)

Studies of Nudes — Studies of Nudesn.d.

Hercules Killing the Mares of Diomedes — Hercules Killing the Mares of Diomedes1800/05

Study of Ignudo in Sistine Chapel, Rome (recto); Paraphrase of the Ignudo Seated to Upper Right of Prophet Jeremiah in Chapel, Rome (verso) — Study of Ignudo in Sistine Chapel, Rome (recto); Paraphrase of the Ignudo Seated to Upper Right of Prophet Jeremiah in Chapel, Rome (verso)c. 1800

The Discovery (recto), Two Sketches of Standing Male Figures (verso) — The Discovery (recto), Two Sketches of Standing Male Figures (verso)1767/69

The Cave of Despair — The Cave of Despairc. 1769

Studies of Nudes — Studies of Nudesn.d.

The Duke of Gloucester Lying in Wait for Lady Anne at the Funeral Procession of Her Father-in-law, King Henry VI (recto); Standing Male Nude, Leaning Forward (verso) — The Duke of Gloucester Lying in Wait for Lady Anne at the Funeral Procession of Her Father-in-law, King Henry VI (recto); Standing Male Nude, Leaning Forward (verso)1760/67

Figure Studies (recto and verso) — Figure Studies (recto and verso)c. 1800

Evening Thou Bringest All — Evening Thou Bringest All1803

Combat of Two Greeks — Combat of Two Greeksc. 1805

Menelaus and Patroclus, after the Antique (recto and verso) — Menelaus and Patroclus, after the Antique (recto and verso)1770–78

Studies of Nudes — Studies of Nudesn.d.

Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side — Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Sidec. 1818

Studies of Nudes — Studies of Nudesn.d.

Aided by Eeriboia, Hermes Carries Off the Exhausted Ares from the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus (recto); Sketch of One of the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus (verso) — Aided by Eeriboia, Hermes Carries Off the Exhausted Ares from the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus (recto); Sketch of One of the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus (verso)1819

Seated Troubadour Looking at Woman Asleep on Ledge — Seated Troubadour Looking at Woman Asleep on Ledgen.d.

Chrysogone Conceives, in a Ray of Sunshine, Amoretta and Belphoebe (Edmund Spenser, "The Faerie Queene, III, vi) — Chrysogone Conceives, in a Ray of Sunshine, Amoretta and Belphoebe (Edmund Spenser, "The Faerie Queene, III, vi)1800–1810

The Spirit of Knowledge — The Spirit of Knowledge1798

Night and Her Children Aither and Hemera (Hesiod, Theogony) — Night and Her Children Aither and Hemera (Hesiod, Theogony)ca. 1810–15

An Erotic Fantasy — An Erotic Fantasy1790/92

Seated Warrior (recto); Striding Warrior (verso) — Seated Warrior (recto); Striding Warrior (verso)n.d.

Triumph of Death: Three Skeletons Invading a Bacchanal Orchestrated by a Magician or an Evil Demon — Triumph of Death: Three Skeletons Invading a Bacchanal Orchestrated by a Magician or an Evil Demon1770–71

Heavenly Ganymede, from Specimens of Polyautography — Heavenly Ganymede, from Specimens of Polyautography1804 (published 1806-07)

Sleeping Woman with a Cupid — Sleeping Woman with a Cupid1780–1790

The Slaying of Red Comyn by Robert the Bruce — The Slaying of Red Comyn by Robert the Bruce1810–16

Male Figure with Left Arm Raised Seen from the Back, and Fragment of Old Man — Male Figure with Left Arm Raised Seen from the Back, and Fragment of Old Man1770/75

Theodore Meets in the Wood the Specter of His Ancestor Guido Cavalcanti, Chasing with Mastiffs His Former Disdainful Mistress — Theodore Meets in the Wood the Specter of His Ancestor Guido Cavalcanti, Chasing with Mastiffs His Former Disdainful Mistress1783

The Changeling — The Changelingc. 1780

Odin in the Underworld — Odin in the Underworld1770/72

Sleeping Woman with a Cupid — Sleeping Woman with a Cupid1780/90

Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a Self-Portrait and an Off-Print in Brown Ink of a Nude Female Abdomen and Legs (verso) — Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a Self-Portrait and an Off-Print in Brown Ink of a Nude Female Abdomen and Legs (verso)1764–70

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