Füssli was born in Zürich to Hans Rudolf Füssli, who was also a painter, and Elisabeth Schärer. He studied painting in Vienna between 1724 and 1731, and then became a portraitist in the courts of southern Germany. In 1736, he returned to Zürich, where he painted members of the government and figures of the Enlightenment era such as Johann Jakob Bodmer and Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock. He also wrote and illustrated two dictionaries of Swiss painters and became well known as an art historian.[1]
He married Elisabeth Waser, and they had 18 children.[2] Four of them later became known as painters: Johann Heinrich ("Henry Fuseli", 1741–1825), Johann Kaspar (1743–1786), Elisabeth (1744–1780), and Anna (1749–1772). Johann Caspar Füssli died in Zürich in 1782.
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Geschichte und Abbildung der besten Mahler in der Schweitz ("History and Illustration of the Best Painters in Switzerland"), 1754–1757.
Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweitz ("History of the Best Artists in Switzerland"), 1769–1779.
johann, caspar, füssli, january, 1706, 1782, swiss, portrait, painter, historian, portrait, anton, graff, 1765, contents, biography, publications, references, external, linksbiography, editfüssli, born, zürich, hans, rudolf, füssli, also, painter, elisabeth, s. Johann Caspar Fussli 3 January 1706 6 May 1782 was a Swiss portrait painter and art historian Johann Caspar Fussli portrait by Anton Graff 1765 Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFussli was born in Zurich to Hans Rudolf Fussli who was also a painter and Elisabeth Scharer He studied painting in Vienna between 1724 and 1731 and then became a portraitist in the courts of southern Germany In 1736 he returned to Zurich where he painted members of the government and figures of the Enlightenment era such as Johann Jakob Bodmer and Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock He also wrote and illustrated two dictionaries of Swiss painters and became well known as an art historian 1 He married Elisabeth Waser and they had 18 children 2 Four of them later became known as painters Johann Heinrich Henry Fuseli 1741 1825 Johann Kaspar 1743 1786 Elisabeth 1744 1780 and Anna 1749 1772 Johann Caspar Fussli died in Zurich in 1782 Publications editGeschichte und Abbildung der besten Mahler in der Schweitz History and Illustration of the Best Painters in Switzerland 1754 1757 Geschichte der besten Kunstler in der Schweitz History of the Best Artists in Switzerland 1769 1779 References edit Fussli Johann Caspar in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Rossetti William Michael 1911 Fuseli Henry In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 11 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 368 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann Caspar Fussli Fussli Johann Caspar in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Fussli Johann Hans Kaspar Caspar der Altere SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland nbsp This article about a Swiss painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Caspar Fussli amp oldid 1223166526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
