1772 in art
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Events
- King George III of the United KingdomGeorge III of the United KingdomGeorge III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
appoints Benjamin WestBenjamin WestBenjamin West, RA was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence...
official painter to the court.
Works
- John Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton Copley was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts, and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects...
– Samuel AdamsSamuel AdamsSamuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...
, Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas... - Fyodor RokotovFyodor RokotovFyodor Stepanovich Rokotov was a distinguished Russian painter who specialized in portraits....
– Portrait of Alexandra Struyskaya
Births
- February 26 – Gerhard von KügelgenGerhard von KügelgenFranz Gerhard von Kügelgen was a German painter, noted for his portraits and history paintings. He was a professor at the Academy of Arts in Dresden and a member of both the Prussian and Russian Academies of Arts. His twin brother, Karl von Kügelgen, was also a painter of note.Gerhard von Kügelgen...
, GermanGermansThe Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
painter of portraitPortraitthumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
s and history paintingHistory paintingHistory painting is a genre in painting defined by subject matter rather than an artistic style, depicting a moment in a narrative story, rather than a static subject such as a portrait...
s (d. 18201820 in art-Events:*April 8 - The Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Melos .-Works:*William Blake – The Ghost of a Flea*John Constable – Harwich Lighthouse*Bertel Thorvaldsen – The Lion of Lucerne...
) - May 11 – Adélaïde Victoire HallAdélaïde Victoire HallAdélaïde Victoire Hall, called Adèle , was a Swedish-French artist and noble . She was an Agré of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts ....
, French painter (d. 18441844 in art-Events:*July 31 – Opening of the Wadsworth Atheneum, the oldest art museum in the United States.*H. Fox Talbot begins publication of The Pencil of Nature, the first photographically illustrated book to be commercially published .-Works:...
) - September 19 – Vicente López y PortañaVicente López y PortañaVicente López y Portaña was a Spanish painter, considered the best portrait painter of his time.- Early life:...
, SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
portrait painter (d. 18501850 in art-Events:*Francisco Goya's engravings, Proverbios, are posthumously published.*Edouard Pingret relocates to Mexico City.-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Paul Baudry.* Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:...
) - date unknown
- Edward BirdEdward BirdEdward Bird was an English genre painter who spent most of his working life in Bristol, where the Bristol School of artists formed around him....
, painter (d. 18191819 in art-Events:*Francisco Goya begins the series of "Black Paintings", working directly onto the walls of his dining and sitting rooms at his home, Quinta del Sordo, near Madrid.-Works:*Washington Allston – Florimell's Flight...
) - François Louis Thomas FranciaFrançois Louis Thomas FranciaFrançois Louis Thomas Francia was a French painter born in Calais and famous for his shore landscapes. He was the master of the young British painter Richard Parkes Bonington....
, landscape painter (d. 18391839 in art-Works:*Sir Edwin Landseer – Dignity and Impudence*Carl Spitzweg – The Poor Poet*J. M. W. Turner – The Fighting Temeraire-Births:*January 19 – Paul Cézanne, French painter *March 16 – John Butler Yeats, Irish painter...
) - Wendela Gustafva SparreWendela Gustafva SparreWendela Gustafva Sparre , was a Swedish textile artist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.Born to the noble Gabriel Sparre, captain of the royal regiment of Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden. Wendela Gustafva Sparre was known and acknowledged as a non-professional artist in...
, Swedish textile artist and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Art (d. 18551855 in art-Events:* Gustave Courbet exhibits his paintings including the monumental The Artist's Studio in a tent alongside the official Paris Salon, creating both public outrage and artistic admiration....
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- Edward Bird
Deaths
- June 4 – Johann Michael FeuchtmayerJohann Michael FeuchtmayerJohann Michael Feuchtmayer was a German Baroque stucco sculptor and plasterer of the Wessobrunner School, who worked alongside Johann Michael Fischer, Johann Joseph Christian, and Franz Joseph Spiegler to create some of the most famous churches along the Upper...
, stucco sculptor and plasterer (b. 17091709 in art-Paintings:* Paolo Baronni - Frescoes in Saint Denis church .* Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Flea.* Kano Tsunenobu- Portrait of a Japanese official.-Births:...
) - August 31 – Marie-Suzanne GiroustMarie-Suzanne GiroustMarie-Suzanne Giroust, Madame Roslin was a French painter, miniaturist and pastellist. She was a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture. She was married to the Swedish painter Alexander Roslin.-Biography:Marie-Suzanne Giroust was the daughter of Barthélemy Giroust, Jeweller to the...
, French painter (b. 17341734 in art-Events:* Engraving Copyright Act in Britain protects original engravings.-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints The House of Cards-Births:* March 9 – Marie-Suzanne Giroust, French painter...
) - date unknown
- Giovanni Angelo BorroniGiovanni Angelo BorroniGiovanni Angelo Borroni was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque and early-Neoclassic periods, active mainly in Milan and Cremona....
, ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter of the late-BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
and early-NeoclassicNeoclassicismNeoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
periods (b. 16841684 in art-Births:*January 14 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Dutch painter *October 10 - Antoine Watteau, French painter **Karl Aigen, German painter, master painter/tutor with Daniel Gran in Vienna...
) - Robert GillowRobert GillowRobert Gillow was an English furniture manufacturer.Born in Singleton, Lancashire he served an apprenticeship as a joiner and cabinet maker. He joined with a family of traders called Sattersthwaite and sailed with them to the West Indies as a ships carpenter. In Jamaica he became interested in...
, furniture designer (b. 17041704 in art-Works:*Paolo Alessandro Maffei - Engraving of Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus-Births:*February 15 – Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French sculptor *May/June – Johann Baptist Straub – German Rococo sculptor...
) - Huang ShenHuang ShenHuang Shen was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty.Huang's was born in Ninghua Fujian province, to a poor family. His style names were 'Gong shou' and 'Gong Mao" . His pseudonym was 'Ying Piaozi' ....
, Chinese painter (b. 16871687 in art-Events:*September 26 - An Ottoman Turk ammunition dump inside the Parthenon at Athens is ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damages the building and its sculptures.-Paintings:...
) - Samuel Scott, English marine and topographical painter and etcher (b. 17021702 in art-Births:*July 31 – Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter *August 15 – Francesco Zuccarelli, painter, elected to the Venetian Academy in 1763 *December 22 - Jean-Etienne Liotard, Swiss-French painter *date unknown...
) - Johanne SeizbergJohanne SeizbergJohanne Seizberg was a Danish artist, drawing artist, and illustrator, and a teacher.Probably born in Augsburg in Germany, She was daughter of the printer Riedlinger and married lieuntenant Simon Philippinus Nerius Seizberg....
– German-Danish illustrator and teacher (b. 17321732 in art-Works:* Canaletto – View of the Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin – Lady Sealing a Letter.* William Hogarth – A Midnight Modern Conversation; A Harlot's Progress -Births:...
) - Zou YiguiZou YiguiZou Yigui , style name as Yuanbao , sobriquet as Xiaoshan and Erzhi , is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province....
– Chinese painter in Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
(b. 16861686 in art-Events:*Pierre Granier is commissioned to provide a new right arm for the recently-discovered Jupiter de Smyrne.*Bogdan Saltanov becomes head of the painting workshop of the Kremlin Armoury.-Births:...
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- Giovanni Angelo Borroni