Portrait of Henry Fuseli is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the British artist James Northcote, from 1778. It depicts the Swiss painter Henry Fuseli.Derbyshire p.148 Powell p.31 Myrone p.22-23
History The picture was produced while the two were in Rome, where they first met and rapidly became friends. Northcote was a protégé of Joshua Reynolds while Fuseli became known for his unusual, expressive Gothic-inspired works. Both men became prominent members of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Despite their friendship Northcote commented that he felt Fuseli "has a manner with him that never appears to me like that of a gentleman, but more like that of a Swiss valet".National Portrait Gallery Today the painting is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, in London, having been acquired in 1982.Art UK
References
Bibliography Derbyshire, Valerie. The Picturesque, the Sublime, the Beautiful: Visual Artistry in the Works of Charlotte Smith (1749-1806). Myrone, Martin. Henry Fuseli. Tate Publishing, 2001. Powell, Nicholas. Fuseli: The Nightmare. Allen Lane, 1973.