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1776 In Art
Events from the year 1776 in art. Events * John Robert Cozens sets out on a three-year tour of Switzerland and Italy. Works * Pompeo Batoni – ''General William Gordon of Fyvie'' * Nathaniel Dance-Holland – '' The Dashwoods at West Wycombe Park'' * Jean-Honoré Fragonard – ''A Young Girl Reading'' ''(approximate date)'' * Thomas Gainsborough – '' Portrait of Johann Christian Bach'' * Tilly Kettle – ''The ceremony of a gentoo woman taking leave of her relations and distributing her jewels prior to ascending the funeral pyre of her deceased husband'' * Anton Raphael Mengs Self-portrait* Sir Joshua Reynolds – '' Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong')'' Births * February 16 – Abraham Raimbach, English engraver (died 1843) * March 30 – Vasily Andreevich Tropinin, Russian painter (died 1857) * April 2 – John Higton, English animal painter (died 1827) * April 13 – Félix Boisselier, French historical painter (died 1811) * June 11 – John Constable, English romantic la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Cozens
John Robert Cozens (1752 – 14 December 1797) was a British draftsman and painter of romantic watercolour landscapes. Cozens executed watercolors in curious atmospheric effects and illusions which had an influence on Thomas Girtin and J.M.W. Turner. Indeed, his work is full of poetry. There is a solemn grandeur in his Alpine views and a sense of vastness, a tender tranquility and a kind of mystery in most of his paintings, leaving parts in his pictures for the imagination of the spectator to dwell on and search into. John Constable described Cozens as "the greatest genius that ever touched landscape." In June 2010 Cozen's ''Lake Albano'' (c.1777) sold at auction, at Sotheby's in London, for £2.4 million, a record for any 18th-century British watercolour. Biography The son of the Russian-born drawing master and watercolourist Alexander Cozens, John Robert Cozens was born in London. He studied under his father and began to exhibit some early drawings with the Society of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 30
Events Pre-1600 * 598 – Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro- Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague. * 1282 – The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers. * 1296 – Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England. 1601–1900 * 1699 – Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. *1815 – Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian unification. * 1818 – Physicist Augustin Fresnel reads a memoir on optical rotation to the French Academy of Sciences, reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a Fresnel rhomb, its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid. * 1822 – The Florida Territory is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 12
Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. * 1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis. * 1381 – Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels assemble at Blackheath, just outside London. * 1418 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre. *1429 – Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. * 1550 – The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1837 In Art
Events from the year 1837 in art. Events *January 20 – Death of the neo-classical architect Sir John Soane gives effect to the creation of his London house as Sir John Soane's Museum. * June 1 – The Government-funded Normal School of Design, predecessor of the Royal College of Art, begins classes at Somerset House in London. * June 10 – Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles in France, designed by Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine with Frédéric Nepveu for the display of sculptures and historical paintings, is opened. *July – Edward Lear leaves Knowsley Hall in England to travel to Rome. *Art Union of London founded. * Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun publishes the second volume of her memoirs. Awards * Prix de Rome (for painting) – Thomas Couture * Knighthood – Augustus Wall Callcott Works *Ditlev Blunck – '' Danske kunstnere på et romersk osteri'' ("Danish Artists at the Osteria la Gonsola, Rome") * David d'Angers – '' Philopoemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanticism
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism, clandestine literature, paganism, idealization of nature, suspicion of science and industrialization, and glorification of the past with a strong preference for the medieval rather than the classical. It was partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific rationalization of nature. It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major impact on historiography, education, chess, social sciences, and the natural sciences. It had a significant and complex effect on politics, with romantic thinkers influencing conservatism, libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Constable
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romanticism, Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home – now known as "Constable Country" – which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling". Constable's most famous paintings include ''Wivenhoe Park (painting), Wivenhoe Park'' (1816), ''The Vale of Dedham (painting), Dedham Vale'' (1821) and ''The Hay Wain'' (1821). Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in Art of the United Kingdom, British art, he was never financially successful. He became a member of the establishment after he was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts at the age of 52. His work was embraced in France, where he sold more than in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 11
Events Pre-1600 * 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain". * 631 – Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang. * 786 – A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh. * 980 – Vladimir the Great consolidates the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. He is proclaimed ruler ('' knyaz'') of all Kievan Rus'. *1011 – Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor ('' catepan'') of the Catepanate of Italy. *1118 – Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 In Art
Events in the year 1811 in Art. Works *Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres – '' Jupiter and Thetis'' *Georg Friedrich Kersting – ''Caspar David Friedrich in His Studio'' *Thomas Lawrence – Portrait of Benjamin West *Bertel Thorvaldsen – ''Procession of Alexander the Great'' Births *January 2 – Uroš Knežević, Serbian painter (d. 1876) *March 20 – George Caleb Bingham, American realist artist (died 1879) *April 5 – Jules Dupré, French painter (died 1889) *May 11 – Prince Grigory Gagarin, Russian soldier and painter (died 1893) *May 15 – Katarina Ivanović, Serbian painter (died 1882) *July 28 – Charles West Cope, English genre painter (died 1890) *December 3 – Eduard Bendemann, German painter (died 1889) *Undated ** Nam Gyewoo, Korean painter and government officer (died 1888) ** Jakob Guttmann, Romanian-born Hungarian Jewish sculptor (died 1860) **Auguste Ottin, French sculptor (died 1890) ** Pierre Étienne Rémillieux, French painter (died 1856) Deaths *Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Boisselier
Félix Boisselier "the elder" (13 April 1776 – 12 January 1811) was a French historical painter. Boisselier was born at Damphal (Haute-Marne), and in early life was employed as draughtsman in a manufactory of decorative papers. At the time of the Revolution he was thrown into prison, and after regaining his liberty entered the studio of Regnault. In 1805 he won the Prix de Rome with his ''Death of Demosthenes'', but the customary stay in Rome was not offered as part of the award that year.Grunchec, Philippe (1985). ''The Grand Prix de Rome: Paintings from the École des Beaux-Arts, 1797–1863''. Washington, DC: International Exhibitions Foundation. p. 148. . He won the prize a second time in 1806, and later in the year went to Rome, where he died in 1811. His ''Death of Adonis'', exhibited in 1812, is now in the Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 13
Events Pre-1600 *1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. * 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. 1601–1900 *1612 – In one of the epic samurai duels in Japanese history, Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island. *1613 – Samuel Argall, having captured Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father. *1699 – The Sikh religion is formalised as the Khalsa – the brotherhood of Warrior-Saintsby Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. * 1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio ''Messiah'' makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland. * 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. * 1829 – The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1827 In Art
Events in the year 1827 in Art. Events * Sir Richard Westmacott becomes Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy. * John James Audubon begins publication of ''Birds of America (book), The Birds of America'' in the United Kingdom. Much of the background botanical artwork is by Joseph Mason (artist), Joseph Mason. * English painter Benjamin Haydon is committed to debtors' prison in London; while there he witnesses the mock election in the King's Bench Prison and records it in the paintings '':File:Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) - The Mock Election - RCIN 405824 - Royal Collection.jpg, The Mock Election'' and '':File:Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) - Chairing the Member - N05644 - National Gallery.jpg, Chairing the Member''. *Charles Codman is discovered by art critic and patron John Neal (writer), John Neal. Works * William Blake – ''The Wood of the Self-Murderers: The Harpies and the Suicides'' * Karl Briullov – ''Italian Midday'' * Thomas Campbell (sculptor), Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higton
John Higton (2 April 1775 – 23 December 1827) was an English animal painter, who exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. He was a friend of Edward Dayes and Thomas Campbell, and his patrons included Lord Sedley (Henry Venables-Vernon, 3rd Baron Vernon) and George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick Early career John Higton was born in Virginia in 1775, the son of John Higton, Sr. His father was a cotton planter and Loyalist, who served in Cornwallis' Central Division. John Higton, Sr. was granted land in Godmanchester, Quebec, but returned to Britain with Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, and became a cotton merchant, establishing John Higton & Co in London and Manchester. While Higton considered himself an Englishman, he looked back on his boyhood in North America with fondness. He would recount his earliest memories were as a Hammerman assisting the Blacksmiths of the Division's Ordnance Corps tend the forge and horses. Higton was privately educated, and was encouraged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
