Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Henry Fuseli
Born: February 7, 1741
Died: April 17, 1825 (aged 84)
Bio: Henry Fuseli RA was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare, deal with supernatural subject-matter.
Known for:
- The Nightmare (1781)
- Titania and Bottom (1790)
- Milton Dictating to His Daughter (1794)
- Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent (1790)