Henry Fuseli

Johann Heinrich Füssli was born in Zurich on 7 February 1741 and eventually relocated to Britain, where he anglicized his name and built a career painting the uncanny. The Nightmare and other supernatural subjects brought him success, leading to commissions for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and his own Milton Gallery. He rose to Professor of Painting and Keeper at the Royal Academy, where his dark, theatrical style shaped a generation of British artists, including William Blake. He died in London on 17 April 1825.