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Swiss born British painter, draughtsman and writer on art (1741–1825)
Also known as: Johann Heinrich Füssli, Esq. Henry Fuseli, Esq.R.A. H. Fuseli, Fuseli, fuseli h., Fuseli R.A.
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- Johann Heinrich Füssli (1977)
- The temple of nature, or, The origin of society
- The life and writings of Henry Fuseli (1831)
- Remarks on the writing and conduct of J.J. Rousseau (1767) (1960)
- Füssli e Dante