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Overview of the events of 1790 in art
Events from the year 1790 in art.
Events
Works
Births
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January 1 –
George Petrie,
Irish painter, musician,
antiquary and
archaeologist (died
1866)
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January 25 –
Moritz Michael Daffinger,
Austrian miniature painter and sculptor (died
1849)
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January 30 –
Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm, Swedish diplomat who made paintings of the countries in which he served (died
1858)
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February 19 –
Anton Schimser, Polish sculptor of Austrian origin (died
1838)
- March –
Kapiton Zelentsov, Russian painter notable for his book illustrations (died
1845)
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March 14 –
Ludwig Emil Grimm,
German painter and engraver (died
1863)
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March 28 –
William Henry Hunt,
English
water-color painter (died
1864)
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May 22 -
Bianca Milesi, Italian writer, painter, and patriot (died
1849)
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May 23 -
James Pradier,
Swiss-born
French
sculptor in the
neoclassical style (died
1852)
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June 19 –
John Gibson, Welsh-born sculptor (died
1866)
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July 6 –
Giuseppe Tominz, Italian-Slovenian portrait painter (died 1866)
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July 18 –
John Frazee, first American born sculptor to execute a bust in marble (died
1852)
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September 24 –
Robert Trewick Bone, English painter of sacred, classical and genre scenes (died
1840)
- date unknown
Deaths