1741 - 1825
Henry Fuseli ( FEW-zə-lee, few-ZEL-ee; German: Johann Heinrich Füssli [ˈjoːhan ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç ˈfyːsli]; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works depict supernatural experiences, such as The Nightmare. He painted works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and created his own "Milton Gallery". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Fuseli has received more than 821,200 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Henry Fuseli is the 173rd most popular painter (down from 169th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 40th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Painter.
Henry Fuseli is most famous for his paintings of gothic and romantic themes, including "The Nightmare" and "The Demon Barber."
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Among painters, Henry Fuseli ranks 173 out of 1,421. Before him are Niki de Saint Phalle, Maurice de Vlaminck, Gerhard Richter, Carl Larsson, Gerda Wegener, and Gustave Caillebotte. After him are Pieter de Hooch, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Petrus Christus, Emil Nolde, Angelica Kauffman, and Saskia van Uylenburgh.
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 167
1876 - 1958
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 168
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 169
1853 - 1919
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 170
1886 - 1940
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 171
1848 - 1894
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 172
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 173
1629 - 1684
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 174
1720 - 1778
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 175
1410 - 1475
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 176
1867 - 1956
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 177
1741 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 178
1612 - 1642
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 179
Among people born in 1741, Henry Fuseli ranks 2. Before him is Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Angelica Kauffman, Peter Simon Pallas, Princess Isabella of Parma, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Emperor Momozono, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Nicolas Chamfort, and André Grétry. Among people deceased in 1825, Henry Fuseli ranks 8. Before him are Alexander I of Russia, Antonio Salieri, Henri de Saint-Simon, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, and Pauline Bonaparte. After him are Jean Paul, Dmitry Bortniansky, Laskarina Bouboulina, Vivant Denon, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, and Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein.
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 1
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 2
1741 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 3
1741 - 1811
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 4
1741 - 1763
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 5
1741 - 1803
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 6
1741 - 1788
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 7
1741 - 1762
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 8
1741 - 1801
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 9
1741 - 1828
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 10
1741 - 1794
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 11
1741 - 1813
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12
1777 - 1825
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 2
1750 - 1825
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 3
1760 - 1825
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 4
1756 - 1825
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 5
1751 - 1825
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 6
1780 - 1825
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 7
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 8
1763 - 1825
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 9
1751 - 1825
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 10
1771 - 1825
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 11
1747 - 1825
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 12
1756 - 1825
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 13
1740 - 1825
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 14
Among people born in Switzerland, Henry Fuseli ranks 42 out of 876. Before him are Johannes Itten (1888), Eugen Bleuler (1857), Emil Theodor Kocher (1841), Auguste Piccard (1884), Heinrich Rohrer (1933), and Benjamin Constant (1767). After him are Hermann Rorschach (1884), Albert I of Germany (1255), Robert Walser (1878), Angelica Kauffman (1741), Joan Gamper (1877), and Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298).
1888 - 1967
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 36
1857 - 1939
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 37
1841 - 1917
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 38
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 39
1933 - 2013
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 40
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 41
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 42
1884 - 1922
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 43
1255 - 1308
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 44
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 45
1741 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 46
1877 - 1930
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 47
1298 - 1358
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 48
Among painters born in Switzerland, Henry Fuseli ranks 4. Before him are Paul Klee (1879), Arnold Böcklin (1827), and Johannes Itten (1888). After him are Angelica Kauffman (1741), H. R. Giger (1940), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), Félix Vallotton (1865), Bernardino Luini (1475), Albert Anker (1831), Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702), and Matthäus Merian (1593).
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 1
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 2
1888 - 1967
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 3
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 4
1741 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 5
1940 - 2014
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 6
1853 - 1918
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 7
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 8
1475 - 1532
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 9
1831 - 1910
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 10
1702 - 1789
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 11
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 12