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1772 In Art
Events from the year 1772 in art. Events *July 13 – Captain James Cook leaves Plymouth in HMS ''Resolution'' on his second voyage of exploration with landscape painter William Hodges onboard (in lieu of Johann Zoffany). *King George III of the United Kingdom appoints Benjamin West official painter to the court. Works *John Singleton Copley – ''Samuel Adams'' (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) *Thomas Gainsborough **''The Linley Sisters'' **'' William Johnstone-Pulteney'' * Thomas Jones – ''Pencerrig'' *Tilly Kettle – ''Dancing Girls (Blacks)'' *Anton Raphael Mengs – '' The Triumph of History over Time'' (Allegory of the Museum Clementinum; ceiling fresco in the Camera dei Papiri, Vatican Library) *Fyodor Rokotov – ''Portrait of Alexandra Struyskaya'' *Alexander Roslin **'' King Christian VII of Denmark'' **'' King Gustav III of Sweden'' *George Stubbs **''The Kongouro from New Holland'' **''Portrait of a Large Dog'' *Claude Joseph Vernet – ''The Shipwreck'' *Joseph Wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 13
Events Pre-1600 * 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. * 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. *1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania * 1558 – Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines. *1573 – Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. *1586 – Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria. 1601–1900 *1643 – English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |