Henry Fuseli: Architect of the Night Johann Heinrich Füssli, later known as Henry Fuseli, remains a singularly compelling figure in art history—a Swiss-born artist who profoundly impacted the late 18th and early 19th centuries with his intensely dramatic and psychologically charged paintings. Born in Zürich in 1741, Fuseli’s journey from aspiring theologian to celebrated painter was marked by both intellectual curiosity and a willingn…