Henry Fuseli

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Henry Fuseli

by Edward Hodges Baily
marble bust, 1824
22 1/2 in. x 11 1/4 in. (570 mm x 285 mm) overall
Purchased with help from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund, 1996
Primary Collection
NPG 6376

On display in Room 17 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery

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  • Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), Painter. Sitter in 11 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.

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  • Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), Sculptor, designer and modeller of silver. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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Bailey's bust is one of a series of four of fellow-artists commissioned by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The Greek inscription, added at Fuseli's suggestion, can be translated as 'Look upon that which we now suppose to be.'

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Current affairs

Anti-Trade Union Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 are repealed after persuasive arguments from radical Francis Place that prohibition of workers' combinations only increased their appeal. The unions had been banned for fear that they were becoming involved in democratic politics.

Art and science

National Gallery is established when Parliament agrees to purchase a collection of thirty-eight paintings from the estate of philanthropist John Julius Angerstein. William Seguier is appointed first Keeper.
Society of British Artists holds its first exhibition, aiming to appeal to a broader art public than those who visited the Royal Academy.

International

Lord Byron dies of a fever at Missolonghi while fighting in the Greek War of Independence.
Britain declares war on Burma after threat of Indian invasion.
Singapore is ceded to Britain.
John Constable's Haywain receives Gold Medal at the Paris Salon.

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