Famous quotes containing the word fuseli:
“I have been told lately that Fuseli was travelling by coach and a gentleman opposite him said: “I understand, Mr. Fuseli, that you are a painter; it may interest you to know that I have a daughter who paints on velvet.”
Fuseli rose instantly and said in a strong foreign accent, “Let me get out.””
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“Nature is a collective idea, and, though its essence exist in each individual of the species, can never in its perfection inhabit a single object.”
—Henry Fuseli (1741–1825)