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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
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)