The Resume

(February 7, 1741-April 17, 1825)
Born in Zurich, Switzerland
Birth name was Johann Heinrich Füssli
Swiss-British Romantic and Gothic painter
Best known painting is 'The Nightmare' (1781)
Also created series of paintings based on scenes from Shakespeare and Milton

Why he might be annoying:

He was ordained as a minister but never practiced.
He changed his last name to make it sound Italian.
He had an affair with Mary Wollstonecraft, which ended when his wife rejected Mary's suggestion of menage a trois.
He said, 'I hate clever women. They are only troublesome.'
He allegedly took opium and ate raw pork before going to bed to induce nightmares and inspire his paintings.

Why he might not be annoying:

Encyclopedia Britannica wrote that his paintings were 'among the most dramatic, orginal and sensual works of his time.'
After his death, his wife destroyed a number of his erotic drawings.
He influenced William Blake.
In the 20th century, the expressionists and surrealists hailed him as a kindred spirit.
H.P. Lovecraft wrote, 'Fuseli really brings a shiver, while a cheap ghost story frontispiece merely makes us laugh.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 18th Century Painters
• 19th Century Painters
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 44]
• I Abused Opium
• I am an Adulterer
• Known By a Middle Name
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Male
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Profiles 33251-33500 (Ranked: 33462)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 126 Votes: 53.17% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying