The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume 1 (of 3)

Chapter 119: TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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About This Book

The volume recounts Henry Fuseli's childhood in Zurich, education and early friendships, and his travels through Europe that shaped his study of art. It traces his establishment in London, major commissions and exhibitions including contributions to theatrical and literary galleries and the well-known Nightmare painting, and his academic role and lectures at the Royal Academy. Selections of lectures, aphorisms, critical essays on Italian masters, and professional correspondence are presented with editorial notes that explain sources and manuscript preparation, offering a blend of biography, criticism, and collected writings.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

1. Accents and breathings in the Greek quotations have been left unchanged (both are included somewhat at random). The one exception is the rough breathing before Ἀνδρασι in footnote 17, which should be a smooth breathing.

2. Obvious typos have been silently corrected.

3. Alternative spellings have been left unchanged. This includes words in poetry such as "ravish'd" for "ravished", words sometimes hyphenated, and the various spellings of painters' names (there are at least four different spellings of Michelangelo, and three of chiar'oscuro, for example).

4. Chapter headings (in chapters II, VIII, XIII and XV) vary slightly from the wording of the Table of Contents. These variants have been left unchanged, with one exception: the date 1703 in the heading for Chapter II has been corrected to 1763.