Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
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)