The New International Encyclopædia/Füger, Heinrich
FÜGER, fụ'gẽr,  (1751-1818). A
German painter, born at Heilbronn, Württemberg.
He was a pupil of Guibal in Stuttgart, and of
Oeser in Leipzig. Afterwards he traveled, and
spent some time in Rome. In 1806 he became
director of the Belvedere Gallery, Vienna. Among
his historical paintings are: “The Death of
Germanicus” (1789); “The Murder of Cæsar;” “The
Farewell of Coriolanus;” “Allegory on the Peace
of Vienna” (1801); “Achilles at the Body of
Patroclus;” “Apollo and the Muses;” and among
his portraits those of the Emperor Joseph II., the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, and Queen Caroline of
Naples. He painted in the classic style of the
school of David.