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Henry Fuseli

FUSELI [fyoo-zuh-lee]. HENRY, was the son of John Caspar Füessli of Zurich, Switzerland, but he chose to write it Fuseli, by which name he is universally known. This extraordinary man was born, according to his biographer, John Knowles, F.R.S., at Zurich, in Switzerland, Feb. 7th, 1741, which city had been the native place of his family for many generations.

He exhibited a passion for the fine arts from early infancy, but his father, having determined to educate him for the church, did all he could to thwart the natural bent of his genius, and prohibited him from drawing. This opposition met with the fate which usually attends all such attempts. Young Henry contrived to devote to his favorite pursuit every moment in secret that he could withdraw from his other occupations; and later in life he used to tell of his purloining candle ends from the kitchen, to enable him to sit up at night, and pursue in solitude and secrecy his darling studies.

His father had an extensive collection of prints, after the old masters, and by frequently copying them, he rendered himself familiar with their styles and merits. Michelangelo was his favorite, even at this early age, which shows the natural bent of his genius.

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