1804 in art
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Events
- Sculptor Pompeo MarchesiPompeo MarchesiPompeo Marchesi was a Lombard sculptor of the neoclassical school.He first studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan, and then in 1804 he won a scholarship to study in Rome under Canova, from whom he received much encouragement...
wins a scholarship to study in Rome under Antonio CanovaAntonio CanovaAntonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...
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Awards
The Prix de RomePrix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
had been expanded in 1803 to include musical composition as a category, but was not awarded in 1804.
- Grand Prix de Rome, painting:
- Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture:
- Grand Prix de Rome, music: (none awarded).
Births
- January 21 – Moritz von SchwindMoritz von Schwindthumb|Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860Moritz von Schwind was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna.Moritz von Schwind received rudimentary training and spent a happy and carefree youth in Vienna. Among his companions was the composer Schubert, some of whose songs he illustrated...
, painter (d. 18711871 in art-Paintings:*The Narrows, Lake George by Daniel Huntington*The Old Stagecoach by Eastman Johnson*The Harbour at Bordeaux by Édouard Manet *The Barricade by Édouard Manet...
) - March 2 – Denis Auguste Marie RaffetDenis Auguste Marie RaffetDenis Auguste Marie Raffet was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.-Biography:Raffet was born in Paris....
, illustrator and lithographer (d. 18601860 in art-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:* Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture:* Grand Prix de Rome, music: Emile Paladilhe.-Works:*Hiroshige II – Mushroom gathering at Kumano in Kishū*Lawrence Alma-Tadema - A Bargain...
) - March 8 – Alvan ClarkAlvan ClarkAlvan Clark , born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling family of English ancestry, was an American astronomer and telescope maker. He was a portrait painter and engraver , and at the age of 40 became involved in telescope making...
, American astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, telescopeTelescopeA telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
maker, portrait painter and engraver (d. 18871887 in art-Events:* Walter Crane illustrates "The Architecture of Art" .* Charles Lang Freer’s first Asian art purchase is a painted Japanese fan....
) - March 15 – Georgiana McCraeGeorgiana McCraeGeorgiana Gordon McCrae was an Australian painter and diarist.-Early life and family background:Born in London, she was the illegitimate daughter of George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon and Jane Graham. The Marquis of Huntly played little part in her life, as far as can be deduced from Gordon's memoirs...
, painter (d. 18901890 in art-Works:*William-Adolphe Bouguereau - A Little Coaxing*Thomas Dewing - Summer*John Haberle - The Palette*William Harnett - The Faithful Colt *Ferdinand Hodler - Night...
) - April 16 - James FaheyJames Fahey (painter)James Fahey was an English landscape painter.-Life and work:Fahey was born at Paddington, then a village near London, and at first studied engraving under his uncle, John Swaine...
, landscape
painter (d. 1885
1885 in art
-Events:*"Glasgow Boys" first exhibit collectively, at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.-Works:* Thomas Eakins - The Swimming Hole.*Stanhope Forbes - .*Ellen Day Hale - Self Portrait * Juan Luna - Odalisque....
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- August 30 – Jacques Raymond BrascassatJacques Raymond BrascassatJacques Raymond Brascassat was a French painter noted for his paintings of animals.He was born in Bordeaux and studied art in Paris, where in 1825 he won a prix de Rome with a picture Chasse de Meleagre...
, painter (d. 18671867 in art-Paintings:*George Henry Boughton - Pilgrims Going To Church*Giuseppe Calì - Death of Dragut *Edgar Degas - The Bellelli Family completed *Édouard Manet...
) - September 1 – John Scarlett DavisJohn Scarlett DavisJohn Scarlett Davis , or Davies, was an English landscape, portrait and architectural painter, and lithographer.-Life and work:...
, English painter (d. 18451845 in art-Events:*February 7 – The Portland Vase is destroyed by a drunk. It has since been reconstructed three times.-Works:*Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres – Portrait of Countess Haussonville*Jan August Hendrik Leys – Franz Floris se rendant a une fête...
) - September 27 – Anna McNeill WhistlerAnna McNeill WhistlerAnna Matilda Whistler was the mother of American-born, British-based painter, James McNeill Whistler, who made her the subject of his famous painting "Arrangement in Grey & Black", often titled, Whistler's Mother.-Biography:Anna McNeill Whistler was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, the...
, "Whistler's Mother" (d. 18811881 in art-Events:*The Société des Artistes Français is established, with William-Adolphe Bouguereau as its first president.-Works:*Lawrence Alma-Tadema - The Tepidarium*Marie Bashkirtseff - The Studio...
) - December 16 – Adèle KindtAdèle KindtAdèle Kindt was a Belgian painter, the leading female painter of the 1820s to 1840s.Born in Brussels, into a family which produced many female artists, Marie-Adélaïde Kindt was trained in drawing by engraver Antoine Cardon...
, BelgianBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
painter (d. 18841884 in art-Works:*Edvard Munch - Morning*Georges-Pierre Seurat - Bathers at Asnières-Births:*5 February - Vlastislav Hofman, Czech painter and architect -Works:*Edvard Munch - Morning*Georges-Pierre Seurat - Bathers at Asnières-Births:*5 February - Vlastislav Hofman, Czech painter and architect...
) - December 19 – Fitz Hugh LaneFitz Hugh LaneFitz Henry Lane was an American painter and printmaker of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use of pervasive light....
, luministLuminism (American art style)Luminism is an American landscape painting style of the 1850s – 1870s, characterized by effects of light in landscapes, through using aerial perspective, and concealing visible brushstrokes...
painter (d. 18651865 in art-Events:*July 21 - Charles Dodgson photographs Effie Gray Millais, John Everett Millais, and their daughters Effie and Mary at 7 Cromwell Place*Ford Madox Brown completes his painting Work after thirteen years....
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- Andrew NichollAndrew NichollAndrew Nicholl R.H.A was an Irish painter. He was a founder member of the Belfast Association of Artists and in 1847 was elected as an associate member to the Royal Hibernian Academy, becoming a full member in 1860....
, Irish painter (d. 18861886 in art-Events:* April - New English Art Club mounts its first exhibition, at the Egyptian Hall, London, providing an alternative to the Royal Academy for younger artists, such as Philip Wilson Steer, under the influence of Paris....
) - John Caspar WildJohn Caspar WildJohn Caspar Wild was an American painter and lithographer.Wild was born in Switzerland and arrived in the U.S. in the 1830s....
, painter and lithographer (d. 18461846 in art-Works:*Thomas Cole – Catskill Landscape*Louis Hersent – Portrait of Delphine Gay*Edward Hicks – Noah's Ark*Jean-François Millet – Prometheus Unbound*George Frederic Watts – Paolo and Francesca-Births:...
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- Andrew Nicholl
Deaths
- March 3 – Giovanni Domenico TiepoloGiovanni Domenico TiepoloGiovanni Domenico Tiepolo was a Venetian painter and printmaker in etching. He was the son of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo.-Life history:...
, 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 and printmaker in etchingEtchingEtching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
(b. 17271727 in art-Events:* Pierre Subleyras, a Provençal painter, wins the Prix de Rome at the age of 28.-Paintings:* Giovanni Antonio Canal painted The Stonemason's Yard , in Venice ....
) - March 5 - Francis SartoriusFrancis SartoriusFrancis Sartorius was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes, of the famous Sartorius family of artists. Also known as Francis Sartorius the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson Francis Sartorius Jr. .-Life and work:Francis was the son and pupil of John Sartorius...
, painter of horses (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...
) - March 18 – Louis Jean DesprezLouis Jean DesprezLouis Jean Desprez ca 1743–18 March 1804 was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his life....
, painter and architect (b. 17431743 in art-Works:* William Hogarth begins painting his Marriage à-la-mode series* Louis-Michel van Loo completes The Family of Philip V-Births:*March 9 – Johann Kaspar Füssli, Swiss painter...
) - June 2 – Cornelius HøyerCornelius HøyerCornelius Høyer was a Danish painter, mainly known for his work in miniatures. Within his special trade, he was among the virtuosos of his day and won an international reputation.-Biography:Høyer was born at Kronborg Rifle Factory...
, Danish miniature painter (d. 1804) - October 29 – George MorlandGeorge MorlandGeorge Morland was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes.-Life:Morland was born in London, the 3rd son of Henry Robert Morland , artist, engraver and picture restorer...
, English painter of animals and rustic scenes (b. 17631763 in art-Events:* Canaletto is elected to the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts.* Francesco Zuccarelli is elected to the Venetian Academy.-Births:* June 26 – George Morland, English painter of animals and rustic scenes...
) - November 4 – Nicola PecchenedaNicola PecchenedaNicola Peccheneda was an Italian painter of Campania and Basilicata in the second half of the 18th century. He initially trained in Naples, likely in the studio of Francesco de Mura. He adopted the reigning style of Francesco Solimena...
, Italian painter (b. 17251725 in art-Births:*August 21 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter *September 25 – Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian engraver *November 22 – Ignaz Günther, German sculptor and woodcarver within the Bavarian rococo tradition *date unknown...
) - November 5 - August Friedrich OelenhainzAugust Friedrich OelenhainzAugust Friedrich Oelenhainz was a German painter.- External links :...
, painter (b. 17451745 in art-Births:* February 2 – John Nichols , English printer and author *March 29 – John Russell, English portrait painter * May 5 – Carl August Ehrensvärd, Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect...
) - December – John BoydellJohn BoydellJohn Boydell was an 18th-century British publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated a British tradition in the art form...
, engraver (b. 17201720 in art-Paintings:* Antoine Watteau – The shop sign of Gersaint-Births:*January 19 – John Boydell, engraver *January 20 – Bernardo Bellotto, Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching...
) - December 17 – Pierre JulienPierre JulienPierre Julien was a French sculptor who worked in a full range of rococo and neoclassical styles.He served an early apprenticeship at Le Puy-en-Velay, near his natal village of Saint-Paulien, then at the École de dessin of Lyon, then entered the Parisian atelier of Guillaume Coustou the Younger...
, French sculptor (b. 17311731 in art-Events:*János Krucsay donates the Krucsay Altar to the Franciscan Church in Nyírbátor-Works:*Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin – The White Tablecloth*William Hogarth – A Harlot's Progress...
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