Heinrich Friedrich Füger (1751 - 1818)

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Portrait- and history-painter, draughtsman; arts administrator. Active at Ludwigsburg, Halle, Leipzig, Dresden, Vienna; visited Rome (1776-81) and Naples. Füger returned in 1783 to Vienna, where he became Vice-Director of the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, subsequently becoming its Director in 1795, until 1806.

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Born: 8 December 1751 in Heilbronn

Died: 5 November 1818

Nationality: German

Gender: Male

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